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4.0
Not at all what I was expecting. She was quite the character. I think Flo is the definition of true feminism. This autobiography can be summed up in one quote. ''I'm just a loud-mouthed, middle-aged colored lady with a fused spine and three feet of intestines missing, and a lot of people think I'm crazy. Maybe you do too, but I never stopped to wonder why I'm not like other people. The mystery to me is why more people aren't like me.''
lulureads365's review
4.0
Not at all what I was expecting. She was quite the character. I think Flo is the definition of true feminism. This autobiography can be summed up in one quote. ''I'm just a loud-mouthed, middle-aged colored lady with a fused spine and three feet of intestines missing, and a lot of people think I'm crazy. Maybe you do too, but I never stopped to wonder why I'm not like other people. The mystery to me is why more people aren't like me.''
sariggs's review
I admit, I gave this a more casual read than I usually do. The style is more scrapbook then memoir. It reproduces articles (but you can’t always read the text), and includes pictures. The book’s text is a bit like Flo just walking you through her life and her politics, steam of consciousness style. It feels self-published, and authentic but not very personal. I love her passion, and how uncoached she was. She’s so much more human and so much more honest than today’s politicians can afford to be. I was surprised that she spouted the propaganda of Rosa Parks just being a tired woman and not a lifelong activist, but other than that, I was entranced with the insider look at the feminist movement and the conflict between racism and sexism that women of color have to deal with.
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