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I got this a while ago and finally cracked it open but boy is this a product of its time. Reading THE MOTHER OF ALL QUESTIONS took me back to the mid-2010s when gamer gate was happening and feminazi reaction videos were rife on YouTube. So much has changed that these essays are truly a time capsule of that moment. But it also means that some of the issues discussed seem very dated and cringe, like Solnit praising Aziz Ansari and Louis CK for being male feminists.

We need an update collection that views some of these issues in a more layered and complex way. Some of these feel very “intro to feminism” and I was wanting more. Maybe wrap this as a gift and give it to your boyfriend who defends rape jokes in 2021.

Absolutely adored this book. Rebecca Solnit is so sharp and articulate. I love her.

When reading that essay outlining 2014 as a watershed year for feminism, I just kept thinking ... wait until you see 2017, and 2018. I look forward to reading those future essays.

Ensayos sobre cómo el poder se impone e impone el silencio, sobre la condición de ser mujer, pero también sobre pertenecer a otras comunidades minorizadas, sobre la importancia del lenguaje y el poder de las obras de arte.

najsłabsza Solnit do tej pory. rozdział "Feminizm: mężczyźni nadchodzą" zestarzał się jak mleko. jedynie "Mężczyźni objaśniają mi Lolitę" i "Krótka historia milczenia" jakoś się bronią

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“…if there is no one book that saved me, it’s because hundreds or thousands did.” - Rebecca Solnit

Adding this to the list of books that saved me!