I’m looking to buy my mom and dad both feminist books for christmas but I’m looking for a different type for each (both fiction books though)
For my dad, I want a subtle feminist book which will make him open his eyes. He calls himself a feminist but isn’t really when we talk about it. I kind of want a book that will make him reflect.
For my mom, I’d like a book that shows the struggle of womanhood and motherhood. Her kids are all older now and she’s very happy now but she’s been through a lot and I’d like a book that makes her feel seen and not so alone. My mom however is a feminist and a strong one but I think she struggles to relate to some things. Again not necessarily an in your face feminist book but something that will make her feel.
Thanks for any suggestions:))
by Diaryland
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For your mom, Screaming on the Inside or All the Rage
your mom *might* like down among the women, praxis, or female friends by fay welson. or she might like the war between the tates by Alison Lurie.
it would help a bit to have a general sense of their ages and the ways in which you think each of them may not be seeing things. society has changed a great deal in the past 60 years, so what resonates with elders of one decade may already feel out of date or not-me to people ten years older or younger than that.