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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
I’m so torn. Many of the essays were fabulous, but there were quite a few that rang false or indulgent, so I can’t rate this as highly as I would like.
Sady Doyle's "The Pathology of Donald Trump" was the essay that opened my eyes the most and I'd like to force everyone to read it, but pretty much every essay was worth the read. Each woman articulates her rage and disgust over some pretty specific aspects of our current leadership, and there's a decent range of perspective here. It's not just a bunch of Cheryl Strayed stereotypes saying, "I'm mad because he's a bad man." (I do not like Cheryl Strayed. Her essay in this is probably the one I could have lived without wasting my time on. "One time I said something nice to Hillary Clinton and she said thank you." Cool. Thanks, Cheryl. You've really enlightened me.)
I really like this book, but found it (like lots of essay collections) uneven. Some I really loved, but the ones I really hated brought it down to three. Worth reading either way.
Some really insightful essays about feminisms in the Trump era. Some really captured how I've felt after the 2016 election. A few really dove into some sharp critiques of how we engage Trump (one in particular destroyed the "he's crazy" argument) in effective ways.
It hurts. The 2016 election and its aftermath will never not hurt. But it's always good to be reminded that we are not alone. I really appreciated the diversity of perspectives and voices in these essays. It's important to remember the many, many ways we are all affected by this administration.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
I’d love to read a follow up collection of essays from these same women now that Biden is in office. They had so many different perspectives!
I am not one to typically read essay anthologies and picked this one up to fulfill the requirement for the 2018 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge.
I have a love hate relationship with this book. At many point reading this compilation of essays it felt like a chore and I had to push myself to continue reading. Then there were other essays that I devoured and the messages resonated with me and my values so fully.
The last essay, “All American” by Nicole Chung, in particular had me in tears by the end.
I have a love hate relationship with this book. At many point reading this compilation of essays it felt like a chore and I had to push myself to continue reading. Then there were other essays that I devoured and the messages resonated with me and my values so fully.
The last essay, “All American” by Nicole Chung, in particular had me in tears by the end.
*4.5 stars*
A great collection of essays with a lot of different and diverse voices.
Every essay applies a different critical view on the current presidency and, more importantly, on the current North American feminist movement and its need for improvement. It focuses on highly relevant, dividing issues and problems within the movement while also offering reasonable solutions on how to overcome these struggles that we are faced with.
Naturally, not every essay was equally well researched or written, but every single one managed to add its own unique voice to the overall important discussion on feminism in North America (and by extension worldwide).
I was able to take away plenty of new, useful, and necessary information from this collection. I recommend you to give it a try if you’re interested in politics, especially the North American feminist movement.
A great collection of essays with a lot of different and diverse voices.
Every essay applies a different critical view on the current presidency and, more importantly, on the current North American feminist movement and its need for improvement. It focuses on highly relevant, dividing issues and problems within the movement while also offering reasonable solutions on how to overcome these struggles that we are faced with.
Naturally, not every essay was equally well researched or written, but every single one managed to add its own unique voice to the overall important discussion on feminism in North America (and by extension worldwide).
I was able to take away plenty of new, useful, and necessary information from this collection. I recommend you to give it a try if you’re interested in politics, especially the North American feminist movement.
informative
reflective
medium-paced