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camrynamelia's review against another edition
5.0
A feminist theory book that devastated me and gave me hope multiple times in only 150 pages - loved it
oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
A collection of thoughtful essays on feminism and men's (lack of) accountability. Contains a series of paintings of women, faces obscured, doing a variety of tasks in heels. Meditative at times, angry, humorous. At times it almost feels dated; this was post Dominique Strauss-Kahn, pre-Trump so... occasionally, her optimism feels misplaced. Hardly Solnit's fault, but it made the more optimistic points bittersweet. With the roll-backs on abortion rights around the world, (Poland, the USA) the long road she mentions feels like more than 1,000 miles. We might not be taking steps backwards, but I'm not sure the road ever really ends.
Chapters on marriage equality and artistic influence, the grandmother spiders, were most interesting to me personally; for shining a light on how emphemeral influence is swept under the rug in favour of the Big Names.
Chapters on marriage equality and artistic influence, the grandmother spiders, were most interesting to me personally; for shining a light on how emphemeral influence is swept under the rug in favour of the Big Names.
emeraldgarnet's review against another edition
2.0
These essays worked better when they went into political territory rather than literary analysis.
rachelisreading_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
peachyytyy's review against another edition
1.0
This is the most basic introduction to feminism I have ever read and even then it is not done well. The essays barely go into any detail and just vaguely introduce subjects surrounding rape culture. She also seems ignorant on many topics, for example and as others on here have pointed out, she states that violence doesn’t consider race/class/religion/nationality but it does consider gender and in doing so she dismisses the importance of other subjects.
brisingr's review against another edition
5.0
To quote a phenomenal saying: women have no idea how much men hate us
Rebecca Solnit has just become one of my favourite non-fiction essayists, and I highly recommend ANY of her works that pique your interest. Incredibly informative, while easily accessible, and this book is an amazing place to start for whoever wants a swift introduction in some of the most radical(ly intuitive) feminist thoughts and ideas of the past two decades.
Rebecca Solnit has just become one of my favourite non-fiction essayists, and I highly recommend ANY of her works that pique your interest. Incredibly informative, while easily accessible, and this book is an amazing place to start for whoever wants a swift introduction in some of the most radical(ly intuitive) feminist thoughts and ideas of the past two decades.