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rieviolet's review
4.0
There were a couple of chapters that I didn't much care about and, in places, were also a bit of a struggle to get through (for example "Notes from a Trip to Russia"; "An Interview: Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich", which was way too long, too much focused on their personal relationship, and also I do not like Adrienne Rich).
I have to admit that some sections were a bit difficult to understand, but that has more to do with me lacking in similar personal experiences and knowledge, than to any fault of the author.
A lot of what Audre Lorde reflected on and wrote about back then still resonates deeply today. I think it will be worth it to read more from the author and then revisit these essays.
Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Hate crime
Moderate: Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Child death, Homophobia, War, Cancer, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, and Bullying
Minor: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Rape, Medical trauma, Ableism, Sexual assault, and Torture
nila's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Ableism, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Mass/school shootings
waybeyondblue's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Police brutality, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Classism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Cancer, Racism, Sexism, Gun violence, and Child death
robinks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, and Racism
Moderate: Homophobia, Classism, Lesbophobia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Police brutality, Bullying, Rape, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Cancer, and Genocide