The Sweet Science of Bruising
By: Joy Wilkinson
3.81
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
London, 1869. Four very different Victorian women are drawn into the dark underground world of fema…
Want to Read $ 11.99If you liked the plays plot in The Sweet Science of Bruising by Joy Wilkinson , here is a list of 10 books like this:
1. The White Album
By: Joan Didion
4.05
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
First published in 1979, Joan Didion's The White Album records indelibly the upheavals and aftermat… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Joan Didion's The White Album book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
"Somewhere between the Yolo Causeway and Vallejo it occurred to me that during the course of any given week I met too many people who spoke favorably about bombing power stations."-Joan Didion, The White Album
"I have trouble maintaining the basic notion that keeping promises matters in a world where everything I was taught seems beside the point. The point itself is increasingly obscure."-Joan Didion, The White Album
"A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his image..."-Joan Didion, The White Album
"Making judgments on films is in many ways so peculiarly vaporous an occupation that the only question is why, beyond the obvious opportunities for a few lectures fees and a little careerism at a disp…"-Joan Didion, The White Album
2. Constellations
By: Nick Payne
4.07
Format: 84 pages, Paperback
One relationship. Infinite possibilities. 'Let's go for a drink. I don't know what I'm doing here a… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Nick Payne's Constellations book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
3. Mystic River
By: Dennis Lehane
4.17
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's Mystic River book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
"We all die alone...... I could have helped her with the dying."-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River
"She was his wife, mother, best friend, sister, lover, and priest."-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River
"Men. If you give them half a chance, they'll fuck you over just to prove they can."-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River
"I’m just saying there are threads, okay? Threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected."-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River
4. The Pillowman
By: Martin McDonagh
4.30
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
A writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories an… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
"It isn't about being or not being dead, it's about what you leave behind"-Martin McDonagh, The Pillowman
"Oh, I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop." - Tupolski"-Martin McDonagh, The Pillowman
"Oh, I almost forgot to mention... I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop! - Tupolski"-Martin McDonagh, The Pillowman
5. Our Town
By: Thornton Wilder , Donald Margulies , Tappan Wilder
4.35
Format: 26 pages, Paperback
Our Townwas first produced and published in 1938 to wide acclaim. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Thornton Wilder's Our Town book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
6. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
By: Frederick Douglass
4.11
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren't told when they were born) on a plantation in Maryland, Doug… read more
Want to Read $ 0.99Similar categories in Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
"For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"You will be free as soon as you are twenty-one, but I am a slave for life! Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?"-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"I say , this picture sometimes appalled us, and made us rather bear those ills we had. Than fly to others, that we knew not of."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"They attend with Pharisaical strictness to the outward forms of religion, and at the same time neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
7. Topdog/Underdog
By: Suzan-Lori Parks
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks latest riff on the w… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Suzan-Lori Parks's Topdog/Underdog book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
8. The Three Sisters
By: Anton Chekhov
3.06
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901, The Three Sistersprobes the lives and dreams of … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
9. Richard III
By: William Shakespeare , John Jowett
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on the stage and has been adapted successful… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William Shakespeare's Richard III book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
10. As You Like It
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine
3.59
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
As You Like Itis a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William Shakespeare's As You Like It book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
11. Noises Off
By: Michael Frayn
3.72
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Noises Off, the classic farce by the Tony Award--winning author of Copenhagen, is not one play but … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Michael Frayn's Noises Off book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
12. Proof
By: David Auburn
3.63
Format: 256 pages,
"One of the most acclaimed plays of recent seasons, Proof explores the unknowability of love as muc… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in David Auburn's Proof book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
13. Wit
By: None
4.48
Format: None pages,
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Ou… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in None's Wit book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
14. Rabbit Hole
By: David Lindsay-Abaire
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
"David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted a drama that's not just a departure but a revelation--an intensel… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
15. The Taming of the Shrew
By: William Shakespeare
3.78
Format: 438 pages,
Renowned as Shakespeare's most boisterous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of two young … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
16. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
By: Tom Stoppard , None
3.48
Format: None pages,
Hamlettold from the worm's-eye view of two minor characters, bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenster… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
17. Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
By: Tony Kushner
4.11
Format: None pages, Paperback
Pulitzer Prize-winner for Drama, 1993. The first part of Tony Kushner's epic drama of America in th… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tony Kushner's Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
18. Spring's Awakening
By: Eric Bentley , Frank Wedekind
4.03
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
Spring's Awakening is a tragi-comedy of teenage sex. Its fourteen-year-old heroine, Wendla, is kill… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Eric Bentley's Spring's Awakening book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
19. The Tempest
By: William Shakespeare
4.27
Format: 127 pages,
In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare's most lyrical plays, Prospero--a magician on an… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William Shakespeare's The Tempest book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
20. Trifles
By: Susan Glaspell
4.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Trifles is a one-act play by Susan Glaspell. Her short story, "A Jury of Her Peers", was adapted fr… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Susan Glaspell's Trifles book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
21. King Henry IV, Part 1 (Wars of the Roses, #2)
By: William Shakespeare , David Scott Kastan
3.87
Format: None pages, Paperback
David Scott Kastan lucidly explores the remarkable richness and the ambitious design of King Henry … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1 (Wars of the Roses, #2) book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
22. The Cherry Orchard
By: Anton Chekhov , Tom Murphy
4.29
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
Published to tie in with the world premiere at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin In Chekhov's tragi-comedy … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
23. M Train
By: Patti Smith
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
M Train begins in the tiny Greenwich Village café where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Patti Smith's M Train book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
"We sometimes eclipse our own dreams with reality."-Patti Smith, M Train
"He picks the lock of her dreams with her own hairpin."-Patti Smith, M Train
"Those were mystical times. An era of small pleasures."-Patti Smith, M Train
"I may not know what is in your mind, but I know how your mind works."-Patti Smith, M Train
24. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)
By: Seanan McGuire
4.09
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Dinosaurs and portals, and a girl who can find both in the latest book in the Hugo and Nebula Award… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9) book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
"Because all the ways we're not normal are the way our normal homes want us to be."-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)
"We're your penance, silly, the whole chaotic bunch of us, and as part of your penance, I say you're not done suffering us yet."-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)
"If you want a life without terrible surprises, you should always look at the worst possible answer until you understand it all the way down to the bottom. Once you can do that, you'll know what's com…"-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)
"None of us is normal, and we'll either figure out how to pretend we are, or we'll find our doors home, and then we won't have to worry about it anymore, because all the ways we are not normal are the…"-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)
25. We Could Be So Good
By: Cat Sebastian
4.29
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century romdram about a scrappy… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's We Could Be So Good book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
26. Plain Bad Heroines
By: Emily M. Danforth
3.65
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Our story begins in 1902, at The Brookhants School for Girls. Flo and Clara, two impressionable stu… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in Emily M. Danforth's Plain Bad Heroines book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
"Eleanor Faderman knew many books. But never before had she read a book that seemed to know her."-Emily M. Danforth, Plain Bad Heroines
"She was a person like this: full of opinion and firm standing, she planted her flag in more topics than you could quite believe she could actually care about."-Emily M. Danforth, Plain Bad Heroines
"I like it so much better when nobody expects anything from me and then I surprise them by delivering anything at all." "That bar’s so low you’re gonna stub your toe on it."-Emily M. Danforth, Plain Bad Heroines
"So many things felt so routinely disappointing to her that it seemed a shame to waste this evening on that mild unhappiness, one that she could admit to herself possibly wasn't deserved."-Emily M. Danforth, Plain Bad Heroines
27. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed (Elderly Lady, #2)
By: Helene Tursten
3.87
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
Everyone’s favorite octogenarian killer is back in this new collection of stories by Swedish crime … read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Helene Tursten's An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed (Elderly Lady, #2) book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
28. The Ballerinas
By: Rachel Kapelke-Dale
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Dare Me meets Black Swan and Luckiest Girl Alive in a captivating, voice-driven debut novel about a… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Rachel Kapelke-Dale's The Ballerinas book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
"Why is it that trauma is written so easily on women's bodies?"-Rachel Kapelke-Dale, The Ballerinas
"Walking through an airport is the only way to be somewhere and nowhere at the same time. [Delphine Léger]"-Rachel Kapelke-Dale, The Ballerinas
"I just knew I never wanted to live in a world where you weren't my friend. [Lindsay Price, to Delphine Léger]"-Rachel Kapelke-Dale, The Ballerinas
"Sometimes... I think the real tragedy of life is that we're always the people we were, and it's only our outsides that change."-Rachel Kapelke-Dale, The Ballerinas
29. Everybody
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
3.84
Format: 55 pages, None
This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amo… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's Everybody book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
30. Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.
By: Alice Birch
3.96
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Alice Birch examines the language, behavior and forces that shape women in the 21st century and ask… read more
Want to Read $ 15.15Similar categories in Alice Birch's Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
31. The Sweet Science of Bruising
By: Joy Wilkinson
3.81
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
London, 1869. Four very different Victorian women are drawn into the dark underground world of fema… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising book and Joy Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising
- plays
