Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

18 reviews

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

a work much deserving of its classic status, sister outsider is raw, incisive, deep, and searing; its soul-searching, reclaiming of self and space, and examination into the sinister nooks and crevices of american society in all its -isms and complex intersectionality are cloaked w/ righteous (and relatable) rage, all succinctly yet effectivively articulated in a mix of prose, poems, and interviews, among others, though the last chapter kinda throws me off in its placement and seeming detour from content presented earlier in the book.

not only does lorde get me nodding my head off in vigorous agreement, she also leaves me awed and astounded at times at how insightful and revealing her observations and truth-telling are, and her call to self-awareness and action are inspiring. she's also light years ahead of many others in her understanding and communication of the seemingly seamless blending of race, sex, sexual orientation, class, and other aspects of complex intersectionality, as well as her awareness of her own positionality, resulting in a startlingly non-western-centric work. this is def a book to keep and read then reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer, Death, Medical trauma, Child death, Infertility, and Rape

dumaurier's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Rape, Cancer, and Racial slurs

lucys_library's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, and Sexism

apieceofjaaay's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

MUST READ IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO BLACK FEMINISM

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Racism, and Grief

yunziyinz's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

these essays are full of genius. it’s worth it to take them in slowly. the critiques of white feminism are still deeply relevant today. her writing on the transformative power of passion, emotion, love will stay with me for a long time and I know I will be returning to this book regularly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

greywarens's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death and Police brutality

Minor: Cancer, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

the_literarylinguist's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, and Sexism

babayagaofficial's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Cancer

Minor: Antisemitism