Reviews

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

rberdan's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

If, particularly as a white person, you can read bell hooks without feeling a bit uncomfortable and reflective, I just don’t know if you’re really reading. A chapter from the original text was one of my first readings in undergraduate Equity Studies (shoutout to U of T for not rooting its feminism in whiteness) and it has been the basis of my feminism for over 20 years. This book predates Crenshaw’s coining of “intersectionality, but explains the concept so clearly through the analysis of gender, race, and class. I have always appreciated the author’s capacity to bring the rigour of scholarly critical thought into plain, accessible language. At least for me. And this is no exception. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

shoshpursley's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

cosmozinho's review against another edition

informative inspiring

4.0

mertiemertt's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective

5.0

01inf099's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

pennym_'s review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

sarahrose2002's review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

3.0

While this books covers some super important topics, some of the repetition of the main points made it hard for me to keep my attention throughout the book. Still a super important read 

books4bee's review against another edition

Had to return hardcopy, finished with the audio edition. 

wicklh1's review against another edition

informative reflective

4.75

angeareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0