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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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challenging informative fast-paced

3.0


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whitej18's review

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3.5


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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0


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challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0


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5.0

This is the first non-fiction I've ever rated 5 stars and it truly deserves it. I normally take a lot longer to read non-fiction than fiction but this one was just as captivating as the best fiction books and was very readable so I kept wanting to pick it up and read it even when I only had a couple minutes between classes. I love that the language is so accessible but conveys really important and complex ideas, I think that's the best way to write political nonfiction. I also think it really deserves the 'inspiring' mood marker since after having read it I plan to use the chapter titles as a jumping-off point for issues I want to find opportunities to help tackle in the coming years. Kendall did a really great job writing a piece of text that is both informative and an incitement to action. I particularly love how every chapter ended with a couple paragraphs about how feminism could change to address that particular issue. 

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5.0

(I listened to the audiobook version.)
There wery many observations, ideas, and suggestions in this book that I found helpful for my own mindset, even when they might not have been completely new to me. It is important to note that this book does require you to be familiar with feminism, otherwise it is not as accessible. This is due to the fact that Kendall directs her words mainly to white mainstream feminists. I think anyone who considers themself a feminist should look into the ideas of this work and reflect upon them.

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challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.0


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