mikkiokko's review

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5.0


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5.0

I was recommended this book by a friend who said she needed everyone around her to read it and that was enough of a sell for me. The audiobook experience is great because this reads like a lecture at certain parts, I enjoyed going back and listening to chapters again and again. 
Hood Feminism breaks down and showcases a perspective on women in communities that face poverty as well as adding into the conversation a woman's racial background, societal expectations based on that background, and the realities of how women's lives are shaped by these factors especially when you are black in an inherently racist country. The minimizing of black women's experiences, the consequences of poverty for black single mothers, the realities of not having access to a safe home to study in when you're young, and everything in between. I also appreciated the chapter on allyship vs an accomplice. 
There are mentions of and acknowledgments to the black trans community and the black queer community at large in multiple chapters that I appreciated since so many feminist texts gloss over their experiences. I really do need to pick up this book in person when my book buying ban is over (it officially starts today) because this was a very good read. Highly recommend to anyone expanding their definition of feminism.

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4.75

A fantastic book on a complex but necessary subject. I learnt a lot from this book and it made me reflect on how I can be a better accomplice to marginalized women. The book was mostly accessible but my only gripe is that I sometimes found the writing style hard to understand, not sure if that's the result of how complicated the subject is or the way it was edited. Otherwise, an amazing book that everyone should read.

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xfallenxnightx's review against another edition

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5.0

Found this book to be very informative, eye opening, and helpful for reflection on my own feminism. 

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minty_3's review

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challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.75


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rieviolet's review against another edition

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4.0

At times I found the book a bit meandering and more hard to follow (but I recognize that it is mostly on me and my lacking of knowledge/expertise). For example, some of the references flew right over my head, given that they are mostly based on USA's history, society and culture/media and that I am not 100% familiar with them. 

What I appreciated the most was the intersectionality, the broad focus on all aspects of social justice relating to race, class, gender and sexuality. 

Without a doubt it was an important and eye-opening reading experience, that really made me understand the necessity to keep learning and trying to translate what I learn into effective action and behaviour.


Real feminism (if such a thing can be defined) isn't going to be found in replicating racist, transphobic, homophobic, ableist, or classit norms. But we are all human, all flawed in our ways, and perhaps most important, none of us are immune to the environment  that surrounds us. We are part of the society that 
we are fighting to change, and we cannot absolve ourselves of our role in it. 

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bootsmom3's review

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3.0


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jeanniea's review

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4.0

Really dense. Lots of good info!

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whitej18's review

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3.5


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4.0


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