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

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noralinn's review against another edition

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challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

4.75

Makes me wish there was something between 4.75 and 5 lol but while a text I think should be required reading for all white and nonblack feminists tbh there’s times it shows it’s age (like clearly ahead of the 80s but still a product/limited by the age of that makes sense) also the end gets very repetitive.

I think that’s because of her academic background and how conclusions are often expected to be summary of your entire argument? And honestly for a nonfiction book even as short as her books are that’s not a bad idea but listening to the audiobook you’re kinda just like why are we repeating ourselves we already argued more in-depth and better. Very very good , much better then all about love.

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smass10's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is a great pick for someone looking to better understand the consequences when movements of liberation are not intersectional! Black women specifically have suffered greatly from people who were supposed to be their “allies.” I would also recommend this book for those trying to learn about the more accurate horrible reality of slavery in America.

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Women’s liberationists, white and black, will always be at odds with one another as long as our idea of liberation is based on having the power white men have.

Very informative, though I would disagree with quite a few arguments put out(I.e, that formation of black women only feminist groups was reactionary, like Bell wtf???) and I thought the ending was very generalised and a bit redundant. Plus it was very heteronomative and more concerned with traditional male-female relationships but sadly i expected no less from Bell Hooks(shes still a queen though). But overall very well written and thoroughly researched in its critique of modern day American Feminism, which remains relevant today.