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yearning in general is such a wonderful concept to organize a book around. while i’m not sure every single essay feels intimately tied into the theme, hooks’ yearning for polyvocality and collective supportive and collaborative exchange of thoughts definitely drives every essay. i think my standout was the chapter on zora neale hurston, it just balanced the love, care, and passion that is so present in hooks’ writing with her thoughtful and incisive critical eye. her cultural criticism is also fascinating to read and there were tons of films discussed that i’d love to watch! i also loved that even as the topic varies so widely, the books is still authentically bell hooks through and through.

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challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

eachuisce72's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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4.0

"Noi facciamo qualcosa di più che resistere. Noi creiamo dei testi alternativi che non sono soltanto una reazione".

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5.0

I just feel like whatever discourse emerging these days are not something new. bell hooks’ essays in this book are the proofs for that. Say for example, in the current nihilism tied to climate change discourse mostly asserted by white people within their white privilege, bell hooks worded it as an “ignorance, such pervasive feelings of powerlessness which take away our power to protest, to organize.” While she did not write it as a response to climate change issues due to the era when she wrote this book, her critique of nihilism towards critical stance against the system is still somewhat valid. This is one of many reasons I will continue reading bell hooks.

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5.0

This was a challenge book for me - I don't read a lot of longer form essays. I learned so much. I thank Angela Romero to recommending this to me. The struggles our society has put black women through. SMH. This was a non-fiction for me, with the fiction I am reading, from black women.

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