A few days ago, a friend of mine posted a video on Facebook titled “Hysterical Literature: Session Four: Stormy,” accompanied by the all-caps endorsement “DUDE, THIS IS THE BEST.” As I trust her taste—and as I’m well versed in the root meaning of “hysterical” (from the Greek “hystera,” meaning uterus), thus hip to the potential pun—I smiled and clicked, eager for some sort of funny feminist polemic, a cheeky lady lit rehash.
