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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
informative
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reflective
medium-paced
More challenging than Orenstein's 'Don't Call me Princess' but worth working through.
I don’t feel this book introduced me to any new feminist ideas but I thoroughly enjoyed this book nonetheless. Rebecca solnit is an incredible essayist. There’s something almost comforting about her writing despite the frustrations the misogyny she addresses induces. I’ll definitely be picking up more of her books this year.
“There is no good answer to how to be a woman; the art may instead lie in how we refuse the question.”
Rebecca Solnits writing is important; Witty, educational and analytical.
I enjoyed her book, Men Explain Things to Me, which I first read when I was about 18. It was one of the first books I had read on feminism that gave a language to explain my own experience as a woman. As other reviewers have pointed out, much of her ideas in this book were similar to the last and some of the essays in this book were a bit repetitive but, when treated as their own individual writings I found no problem with that. Everyone should read her essays, A Short History of Silence, The Pigeonholes When the Doves have Flown and Men Explain Lolita to Me.
Rebecca Solnits writing is important; Witty, educational and analytical.
I enjoyed her book, Men Explain Things to Me, which I first read when I was about 18. It was one of the first books I had read on feminism that gave a language to explain my own experience as a woman. As other reviewers have pointed out, much of her ideas in this book were similar to the last and some of the essays in this book were a bit repetitive but, when treated as their own individual writings I found no problem with that. Everyone should read her essays, A Short History of Silence, The Pigeonholes When the Doves have Flown and Men Explain Lolita to Me.
I didn't read the author's book: Men Explain Things to Me, but I don't think you need to read it to read this one, but it's certainly a welcome addition after reading this because I enjoyed most of it.
as the cover says, these are feminist essays about a variety of topics, mainly: how women are forced to be silent, the role of men feminists, the rape joke that comedians still cling to in the name of anything can be used as material for stand up comedians, some book lists that ignore women completely when it's catered to men, mansplaining and more.
most of it wasn't new as we live that everyday, but it was articulate and sharp and biting, and i liked that about it.
as the cover says, these are feminist essays about a variety of topics, mainly: how women are forced to be silent, the role of men feminists, the rape joke that comedians still cling to in the name of anything can be used as material for stand up comedians, some book lists that ignore women completely when it's catered to men, mansplaining and more.
most of it wasn't new as we live that everyday, but it was articulate and sharp and biting, and i liked that about it.
I'm a feminist who works in public health and regularly reads the news so this book didn't teach me anything new or provide information in a compelling way. I suspect the audience for this book has a self-selection bias so the target audience for the essays probably won't ever even read them.
Are you a woman? Do you know a woman? Then I recommend you read this. And everything Rebecca Solnit has written. Yes, there are are a few items that are unfortunately out of date at time of writing; re: Louis C.K., but no fault of the writer. Rebecca Solnit is my superhero.
This book was the therapy I've needed since November 8th, 2016. I think that's all I need to say.
I really like Rebecca Solnit's books. They are impeccably researched, very well written, deal with complex and sometimes overwhelming topics in efficacious and approachable ways, and contain the right amount and blend of theory, real life applications, and pop culture. Sometimes academic feminism can seem to be having conversations in a vacuum of wordiness and theory so obscure that a real point never fully seems to materialize. Solnit has clearly read all the theory and has figured out a way to condense it and render it so effective that a discussion as innocuous sounding as a discussion about Nabokov's Lolita can feel so pointed that a myriad of men will leap into the novel's defense and unironically prove Solnit's point in the first place. It's a brilliant book, yet another one by the gifted essayist, and I'll probably devour another one of her books very shortly. They're that good!
An incredibly important read and I was delighted to find out the book was not actually centered on motherhood. Short history of silence was the most impactful for me but also greatly enjoyed Men Explain Lolita to Me.
I thought I I’d read some of the essays before but a good collection if not a little repetitive (and unfortunately this information needs to be repeated right now)
Also really want to go watch the film Giant now...
I thought I I’d read some of the essays before but a good collection if not a little repetitive (and unfortunately this information needs to be repeated right now)
Also really want to go watch the film Giant now...