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octiebrina's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
emer_otoole's review
4.0
A political memoir is the right title, as this autobiography treads gently around the personal. The first few chapters are about music and books Dworkin liked as a young woman – sort of Proustian in tone. I’m not a fan of that kind of writing, but I’m glad I didn’t give up - as Dworkin tells the story of how she developed into a writer and an activist, I realised that this is not just her story. It's the story of male violence; it's the story of a woman on the male-dominated left; it’s a story from the feminist front lines; it’s the story of the many women who spoke through Dworkin, and for whom she lived and worked. A valuable insight into the heart of one of the legends of the second wave.
adalove's review
4.0
I loved some of the quotes I'd heard by Dworkin taken from a few of her works (particularly when used by Natalie Wynn in her discussion of JK Rowling in discussing conservative women), and thought I'd like to read about her before I read her, especially since I'd heard she was very controversial (though it seems like this might be because of her viewpoints on sex/porn, which, uh, totally understandable and yeah, I can easily see where she'd be misinterpreted whether maliciously or ignorantly). Having read this, though, I feel primed and ready to read more by her, particularly looking at reading Right-Wing Women (why do women choose to side with those who hurt them?), and Intercourse (to what degree is consensual heterosexual sex possible when there's an inherent imbalance of power due to patriarchy?)
lottie1803's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
delasondas's review against another edition
4.0
I don't agree with some of Dworkins viewpoints, our feminisms are different, but I appreciated her memoir. I enjoyed learning about her life.
tristahendren's review
5.0
You can't read Andrea Dworkin and not fall more deeply in love with her at the end of each book.
emily2348's review against another edition
5.0
andrea dworkin’s books changed my life, i don’t think any other author will live up to the emotions that she has made me feel. this memoir is so deeply beautiful as not only an insight into her life but also into what it truly means to be a radical feminist. i will continue to think about her all the time.
“Sitting with Ricki, talking with Ricki, I made a vow to her: that I would use everything I knew, including from prostitution, to make the women's movement stronger and better; that I'd give my life to the movement and for the movement. I promised to be honor-bound to the well-being of women, to do anything necessary for that well-being. I promised to live and to die if need be for women. I made that vow some thirty years ago, and I have not betrayed it yet.”
“Sitting with Ricki, talking with Ricki, I made a vow to her: that I would use everything I knew, including from prostitution, to make the women's movement stronger and better; that I'd give my life to the movement and for the movement. I promised to be honor-bound to the well-being of women, to do anything necessary for that well-being. I promised to live and to die if need be for women. I made that vow some thirty years ago, and I have not betrayed it yet.”
washed_guapi_lee's review
It's been years since I read it, so no rating. I remember really enjoying it tho