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lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this collection of her writing - her thoughts on identity especially spoke to me.
"Identity is not a bunch of little cubbyholes stuffed respectively with intellect, race, sex, class, vocation, gender. Identity flows between, over aspects of a person. Identity is a river-a process. Contained within the river is its identity, and it needs to flow, to change to stay a river-if it stopped it would be a contained body of water such as a lake or a pond. The changes in the river are external (changes in environment-river bed, weather, animal life) and internal (within the water). A river's connects flow within its boundaries. Changes in identity likewise are external (how others perceive one and how one percives others and the world) and internal (how one perceives oneself, self-image). People in different regions name the parts of the rive/person which they see."
"Identity is not a bunch of little cubbyholes stuffed respectively with intellect, race, sex, class, vocation, gender. Identity flows between, over aspects of a person. Identity is a river-a process. Contained within the river is its identity, and it needs to flow, to change to stay a river-if it stopped it would be a contained body of water such as a lake or a pond. The changes in the river are external (changes in environment-river bed, weather, animal life) and internal (within the water). A river's connects flow within its boundaries. Changes in identity likewise are external (how others perceive one and how one percives others and the world) and internal (how one perceives oneself, self-image). People in different regions name the parts of the rive/person which they see."
annesm's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
choirqueer's review against another edition
5.0
I am not really sure what else to say about this extremely important book other than WOW.
j_dimas91's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
talypollywaly's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Anzaldua's short story in here was good
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