This Is Pleasure: A Story
By: Mary Gaitskill
3.47
Format: 83 pages, Hardcover
Starting with Bad Behavior in the 1980s, Mary Gaitskill has been writing about gender relations wit…
Want to Read $ 8.99If you liked the short stories plot in This Is Pleasure: A Story by Mary Gaitskill , here is a list of 7 books like this:
1. Sex and Rage
By: Eve Babitz
3.87
Format: 260 pages,
The popular rediscovery of Eve Babitz continues with this very special reissue of her novel, origin… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Eve Babitz's Sex and Rage book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- feminism
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
2. Love, Loss and What I Wore
By: Delia Ephron , Nora Ephron
4.11
Format: 559 pages, Paperback
A play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes, and memory covering all the importan… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Delia Ephron's Love, Loss and What I Wore book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- feminism
- short stories
3. I Love Dick
By: Chris Kraus , Eileen Myles , Joan Hawkins
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In I Love Dick, Chris Kraus, author of Aliens & Anorexia, Torpor, and Video Green, boldly tears awa… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Chris Kraus's I Love Dick book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- feminism
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
4. Bluets
By: Maggie Nelson
4.22
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color... A lyrical, philosophica… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Maggie Nelson's Bluets book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- contemporary
5. In Favor of the Sensitive Man and Other Essays
By: Anaïs Nin
4.90
Format: None pages, Paperback
Here, in more than twenty essays, Nin shares her unique perceptions of people, places, and the arts… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Anaïs Nin's In Favor of the Sensitive Man and Other Essays book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
6. Penance
By: Eliza Clark
3.90
Format: 336 pages, ebook
Do you know what happened already? Did you know her? Did you see it on the internet? Did you li… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Eliza Clark's Penance book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Do you know what happened to her already? Did you catch it in the papers? Are you local? Did you know her? Did you see it on the internet? Did some website the trawls local news for the worst details…"-Eliza Clark, Penance
7. Mr Salary
By: Sally Rooney
3.78
Format: 33 pages, Paperback
My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him cl… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Sally Rooney's Mr Salary book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- novella
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
"My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him clearly at all."-Sally Rooney, Mr Salary
"He watched me at first but then looked away. "Would it be a major bereavement for you if I died?" I said. "The most major one I can think of, yeah." "Nobody else would grieve."-Sally Rooney, Mr Salary
"Death was, of course, the most ordinary thing that could happen, at some level I knew that. Still, I had stood there waiting to see the body in the river, ignoring the real living bodies all around m…"-Sally Rooney, Mr Salary
"Nothing inside my body was trying to kill me. Death was, of course, the most ordinary thing that could happen, at some level I knew that. Still, I had stood there waiting to see the body in the river…"-Sally Rooney, Mr Salary
8. I'm a Fan
By: Sheena Patel
3.32
Format: 207 pages, None
In I'm A Fan, a single speaker uses the story of their experience in a seemingly unequal, unfaithfu… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Sheena Patel's I'm a Fan book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- feminism
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
"It is toxic. I am familiar"-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan
"Happiness or safety. Or isn't that the same thing?"-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan
"I never came with him. I never felt safe enough to."-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan
"The world is made for couples. Even the unhappy ones."-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan
9. Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.
By: Eve Babitz
4.10
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
Eve Babitz captured the voluptuous quality of L.A. in the1960s in a wildly original, totally unique… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Eve Babitz's Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A. book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- american
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
"The only time men fall in love with roses is on douche commercials."-Eve Babitz, Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.
"...chivalry was just another nefarious masculine scheme to keep women in their place."-Eve Babitz, Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.
"Well, who is he?' I asked, the first time I saw Mary with his glazed expression. 'Money,' Mary said."-Eve Babitz, Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.
"It's very easy to stand L.A., which is why it's almost inevitable that all sorts of ideas get entertained."-Eve Babitz, Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.
10. Happy Hour
By: Marlowe Granados
3.50
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
With the verve and bite of My Year of Rest and Relaxation and the whip-smart, wisecracking sensibil… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Marlowe Granados's Happy Hour book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
"Being unattached is exhausting."-Marlowe Granados, Happy Hour
"being a muse is not for the weak"-Marlowe Granados, Happy Hour
"Money was limited, but my taste was not."-Marlowe Granados, Happy Hour
"isn't a vacation when you forget what day it is?"-Marlowe Granados, Happy Hour
11. Send Nudes
By: Saba Sams
3.53
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In ten dazzling stories, Saba Sams dives into the world of girlhood and immerses us in its contradi… read more
Want to Read $ 20.70Similar categories in Saba Sams's Send Nudes book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- feminism
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
"The sky was black, sprinkled with crystals of salt. The moon made polite conversation. The trees stood up and waved."-Saba Sams, Send Nudes
12. Boy Parts
By: Eliza Clark
3.77
Format: 304 pages, ebook
Irina obsessively takes explicit photographs of the average-looking men she persuades to model for … read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Eliza Clark's Boy Parts book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Was it my idea to have him hurt me, or did he just let me think it was?"-Eliza Clark, Boy Parts
"My mam always used to tell me that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. And Eddie from Tesco is a fly, but he's got a taste for vinegar. It's like vinegar is all he's ever had from peop…"-Eliza Clark, Boy Parts
"You want to think you're not like other women, but you are, you know. You're still... that's still how the rest of the world, how men are going to see you. Like, I know you hate labels, but you like.…"-Eliza Clark, Boy Parts
"Do you like it rough? I think so. I think I must. Men are rough, aren't they? Have I always had a taste for rough stuff, or did I acquire that? In the back of Lesley's car, on the floor of a friend's…"-Eliza Clark, Boy Parts
13. Acts of Service
By: Lillian Fishman
3.08
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A provocative debut of sex and sexuality as a twentysomething New Yorker pursues a sexual freedom t… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Lillian Fishman's Acts of Service book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
"We love what disturbs us if it chooses us and tell us how we matter."-Lillian Fishman, Acts of Service
"How can a body be safe when it's only a body? How can we expect that no stranger will be tempted to torch an empty house?"-Lillian Fishman, Acts of Service
"Somehow, [...] I grew up talking about sex as this thing women should have however they wanted. Sexual freedom as this great sort of penacle beyond morality, or anything provincial. So I am supposed …"-Lillian Fishman, Acts of Service
14. Molly
By: Blake Butler
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Blake Butler's Molly book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- adult
- the united states of america
15. Shoko's Smile: Stories
By: Choi Eunyoung
3.94
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A bestselling and award-winning debut collection from one of South Korea's most prominent young wri… read more
Want to Read $ 5.99Similar categories in Choi Eunyoung's Shoko's Smile: Stories book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- feminism
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
"We should distinguish love from affection."-Choi Eunyoung, Shoko's Smile: Stories
"I wish you the blessing of oblivion, and that you will find the strength to exist moment by moment."-Choi Eunyoung, Shoko's Smile: Stories
"Film, art in general, only revealed it’s true face to hardworking geniuses, not hardworking mediocrities."-Choi Eunyoung, Shoko's Smile: Stories
"Time passes, people leave, we become alone again. If we don't accept that fact, memory erodes the present and exhausts the mind until it ages us and ails us."-Choi Eunyoung, Shoko's Smile: Stories
16. Toxische Weiblichkeit
By: Sophia Fritz
4.29
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
Sophia Fritz analysiert Weiblichkeit in all ihren Facetten. »Man lernt als Powerfrau so vieles aus … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Sophia Fritz's Toxische Weiblichkeit book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- feminism
17. This Is Pleasure: A Story
By: Mary Gaitskill
3.47
Format: 83 pages, Hardcover
Starting with Bad Behavior in the 1980s, Mary Gaitskill has been writing about gender relations wit… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- literary fiction
- american
- the united states of america
- novella
- feminism
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
18. Isla partida
By: Daniela Tarazona
3.29
Format: 131 pages, Hardcover
En los pasillos de esta novela, una mujer se repite y multiplica. Se parte en dos. En este mundo fe… read more
Want to Read $ 13.68Similar categories in Daniela Tarazona's Isla partida book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- novella
- literary fiction
- fiction
19. Edogawa Ranpo tuyển tập
By: Edogawa Rampo
3.79
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Chuyện tình kỳ lạ giữa một “chiếc ghế” với những người phụ nữ ngồi lên nó - kẻ đã từ bỏ phần người … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Edogawa Rampo's Edogawa Ranpo tuyển tập book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- short stories
- fiction
20. Rosarita
By: Anita Desai
3.29
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
'Anita Desai is a magnificent writer' - Salman RushdieFrom three times Booker-shortlisted author An… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Anita Desai's Rosarita book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- fiction
- contemporary
21. Kinderhaben
By: Heide Lutosch
4.41
Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition
Müttertreffen und Spielplatz, WG und ICE sind die Orte, an denen sich genaue Beobachtungen wie Puzz… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Heide Lutosch's Kinderhaben book and Mary Gaitskill's This Is Pleasure: A Story
- feminism
