tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658474694942339787.post5277523035415970513..comments2024-01-19T14:38:38.348+00:00Comments on Writers Review: Guest post by Rhiannon Lassiter: THE REFRIGERATOR MONOLOGUES by Catherynne M. ValenteLinda Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378908274663919794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658474694942339787.post-31722329394193457582018-09-24T11:48:21.569+01:002018-09-24T11:48:21.569+01:00You're welcome. I love Wise Children, also by ...You're welcome. I love Wise Children, also by Carter. I think TRM is doing good work. Maybe it would have seemed too facile to allow the women a escape when comix don't.Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671918016588847008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658474694942339787.post-20774376359524970442018-09-24T10:03:02.767+01:002018-09-24T10:03:02.767+01:00Thanks for flagging up this author, Rhiannon. I al...Thanks for flagging up this author, Rhiannon. I also love a Big Idea, and gender is high on my list. I caught a bit of Nights at the Circus on the radio yesterday and was once more blown away by Carter's genius. And her bravery. She dissects misogynism with an unflinching precision and devastating wit, but her women are never victims. I think you can and must give women agency in books like these; even if the concept itself is non-agency. TRM sounds like a near miss, but well worth investigating. I shall be reading Ms Valente. xxEllen Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409919041496631776noreply@blogger.com