Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

28 reviews

haleybird's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I know I’m late to the party, but this book is a must read for anyone who considers themselves a “feminist” - or anyone who doesn’t, for that matter. bell hooks presents the black feminist perspective in direct, easily digestible terms, making the information accessible to just about anyone. White people who consider themselves feminists would probably benefit most from this book. I think we have a duty to seek out different perspectives so that we might collectively learn to make the feminist movement in the West more inclusive. I loved this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Death, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, and Racial slurs

lizziaha's review against another edition

5.0

Now THIS is how you write and support a thesis!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Child death, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Rape, and Torture

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

A difficult topic shown under a harsh almost clinical light.  Everything is so matter of fact, and it is so sad.  I don’t know why I decided to read this.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Racism, Violence, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body shaming, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

triple_m's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

My first, but definitely not my last, bell hooks book. This book is borderline radical in 2023 standards, I cannot imagine the storm it caused when it was published.

bell hooks holds no punches and really evaluates and critiques on Black men and White women and their historical treatment of Black women.

I’ve read several intersectional feminist books but it was really refreshing to read a book entirely dedicated to Black women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape

katross3's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Slavery, and Rape

counterfeitnickel's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

An important foundational text on intersectionality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Racism, and Rape

rachbake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Slavery, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Torture

chaya_v's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

This was really informative and shows what feminism should be like. If you want to learn more about intersectionality and how the women’s rights movement leaded by white women often meant the rich white women’s movement since they didn’t care for BIPOC or others social economic classes. 
Bell Hooks is amazing!! Must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, and Sexual violence