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3.97 AVERAGE
emotional
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“Love does not lead to an end to difficulties, it provides us with the means to cope with our difficulties in ways that enhance our growth.”
This book was an insightful experience. bell hooks talks about different aspects of love and how you can find it in more than one way (spiritual/familial/friendship/significant other). Her thesis starts from childhood and slowly levels up into adulthood and even explores the topic of death and healing. I liked how the concept of love evolves into many things and how there is something for everyone to find. I reflected on lot of things from the book in my own life and found a lot of hope ❤️
I will definitely re-read this.
This book was an insightful experience. bell hooks talks about different aspects of love and how you can find it in more than one way (spiritual/familial/friendship/significant other). Her thesis starts from childhood and slowly levels up into adulthood and even explores the topic of death and healing. I liked how the concept of love evolves into many things and how there is something for everyone to find. I reflected on lot of things from the book in my own life and found a lot of hope ❤️
I will definitely re-read this.
This is a really good book, great insights on love and how we are influenced in the way we think about love by patriarchy, gender stereotypes and nuclear family life. The only thing I would change is the Christian undertones and the chapters talking about Christianity. Can't we just care about this stuff without doing it for the heaven points?
challenging
fast-paced
One of the foundational feminist texts and it is very clear why, but as someone who has moved somewhat behind feminism 101, it was more a look back at the very basics than something that gave me much new to contemplate.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Great for introspecting about love. Definitely will read again to rethink love and relationships.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I finished this book a while ago, so TBH I don’t remember it that well. It’s observant and beautifully written, pulling from philosophy, history, religion, and hooks’ own eventful life. Instead of just focusing on romantic love (though that is the subject of part of the book), hooks takes a holistic approach that includes family ties, friendships, and societal values. I kept seeing quotes from it on social media, so I was at times disappointed that the entire book wasn’t quite as good as the specific pull quotes. It’s definitely still worth reading, but the problem with its popularity is you have likely already seen its best parts quoted somewhere else.
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced