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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Quite interesting. I really liked her line "You cannot write a single line without a cosmology".
Book thoughts~
You cannot make a single decision if you don't understand who you are, what the world means to you and who you want to be. A life philosophy, an openness is necessary to make choices that you're happy with, to behave in ways that align with your soul.
Book thoughts~
You cannot make a single decision if you don't understand who you are, what the world means to you and who you want to be. A life philosophy, an openness is necessary to make choices that you're happy with, to behave in ways that align with your soul.
I started listening to this in (excellent) audio format, but by the time I got to the chapter of her singing Ready for War I knew I wanted to buy the book and read it more slowly, with more careful consideration. I felt this book speak to me, deeply, in a number of sections. I can’t wait to read it again.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
Beautiful writing, incisive view of the world for women: at one point, Solnit points out that with all the "Be careful...."s we give girls and young women, we are constantly asking them to picture their own demise. We do, and we should stop.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Beautiful prose - I’d heard of Rebecca Solnit but never read anything by her before - I’ll be looking for more
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
This book makes me want to write and a little makes me want to throw away the idea that writing is even possible.
It isn't.
We do it anyway.
I loved getting to know Solnit as more than the voice behind "Men Explain Things to Me" and all the stories and the care that she takes in telling them. She's so careful with the shards of her life and with so many lives; recognizing their sharpness and finding ways to make them into a mosaic anyway.
I love the way she uses language and I love the way her words are luminous.
It isn't.
We do it anyway.
I loved getting to know Solnit as more than the voice behind "Men Explain Things to Me" and all the stories and the care that she takes in telling them. She's so careful with the shards of her life and with so many lives; recognizing their sharpness and finding ways to make them into a mosaic anyway.
I love the way she uses language and I love the way her words are luminous.