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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
Ik kende Solnit van haar essay 'Men explain things to me' maar had verder nog niets van haar gelezen. In deze essaybundel behandelt ze heel veel thema's, maar voor mij sprong wat Solnit schrijft over (seksueel) geweld tegen vrouwen eruit. Echt heel scherp en pijnlijk verwoord, maar daarom zo belangrijk. Must read voor iedereen - ik wil zowel de mannen als vrouwen in mijn leven hier (liefdevol) mee om de oren slaan.
Had a very strange reaction to reading this, someone else please read so we can talk about it.
Was a bit hard to get into but definitely worth the read. Tells the story of how her mindset and views changed with new experiences and with the social justice movements. She speaks on violence against women, and the lack of rights in many other groups of people. She values knowledge and education and peoples stories.
Un livre extraordinaire. Un récit d'une naissance, d'une écriture qui se taille et définit peu à peu son autrice. C'est une plaidoirie pour les femmes qui ont subi et subissent des violences sexuelles. C'est une plaidoirie pour celles qui prennent la parole, qui tracent une voie pour les suivantes. C'est un hommage à toutes ces voix de femmes qui s'élèvent et qui libèrent des torrents de souffrances, pour que d'autres osent aussi prendre la parole, ou se reconnaissent, ne se sentent pas seules. Vive la sororité, vive la prise de parole et vive la révolution féministe.
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Solnit is a stunning writer. This memoir of her coming-of-age in San Francisco in the 80s is at once deeply personal and wonderfully broad. She manages to situate her individual experiences within the changing landscape of the city she came to call home, using her delightfully charming studio apartment as a home base for herself and readers. Solnit explores themes of gentrification, violence against women, queer culture, and West Coast activism.
Amazing. Should be required reading for all women and their allies. I'm fangirling!
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Poignant, smart, beautifully written. Parts of this book were pretty triggering, like sent me into a few nights of nightmares, but once I got past that I devoured the rest. Sometimes it feels like a lot of recapping of previous works and Hope in the Dark is still my favorite, but many beautiful and hard and smart pieces in this collection.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced