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A review by lizshayne
The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I don't even know where to begin with this book. I had to restrain myself from highlighting like every other sentence, which is not a useful practice (in case you were wondering).
Srinivasan's essays are all gifts, but the thing that stood out to me was her absolute unwillingness to compromise on the complexity of the topics she took on. At no point does she ignore, demean, or misrepresent the positions she addresses in her work. She not only clearly sees, but clearly writes against reductive thinking and persists in believing that it's possible to talk about complex things clearly and advocate for change without ignoring the stakes.
She's so good. I hesitate to pick a favorite, but "On Not Sleeping with your Students" was so good and the perfect combination of thoughtful and adamant and I just...I wish more people could write with that level of clarity and consciousness. I wish *I* could.
Srinivasan's essays are all gifts, but the thing that stood out to me was her absolute unwillingness to compromise on the complexity of the topics she took on. At no point does she ignore, demean, or misrepresent the positions she addresses in her work. She not only clearly sees, but clearly writes against reductive thinking and persists in believing that it's possible to talk about complex things clearly and advocate for change without ignoring the stakes.
She's so good. I hesitate to pick a favorite, but "On Not Sleeping with your Students" was so good and the perfect combination of thoughtful and adamant and I just...I wish more people could write with that level of clarity and consciousness. I wish *I* could.