tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post9180505025677898849..comments2024-03-28T07:00:12.226-04:00Comments on Romance Novels for Feminists: I Want You to Need Me: Serena Bell's CAN'T HOLD BACKJackie C. Hornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-12168266589794055542015-12-02T15:02:21.331-05:002015-12-02T15:02:21.331-05:00Serena Bell's latest sounds like a great read....Serena Bell's latest sounds like a great read. There is so much depth to explore with the caregiver role. As a daughter, a mother and someone who considers herself a feminist, caregiver is a roll I accept with an certain unease, and I suspect I'm not the only one.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531010939822953620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-70620839724754667762015-12-02T13:15:07.779-05:002015-12-02T13:15:07.779-05:00Thanks for reviewing, Jackie! I just finished Cara...Thanks for reviewing, Jackie! I just finished Cara McKenna's GIVE IT ALL, which would be a super interesting book to read in this light, if you haven't. (Also, a purely great read. :-)) There's a lot of stuff in GIVE IT ALL about needing and needing to be needed and so on, and McKenna's observations are very nuanced--and she definitely plays with the traditional gender expectations. serenabellbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401307822585378718noreply@blogger.com