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A review by yikesbmg
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
5.0
LOVED LOVED LOVED. Reading this book felt like homecoming. A philosophy professor introduced me to Lorde in two and a half years ago. I bought this book back in March but avoided reading it, expecting it to be difficult to read because everyone has said such great things about Audre Lorde. This wasn't a hard read at all and the book was more revelatory than I expected it to be.
The sequence/progression of texts within the book was really key to helping me understand Lorde's messaging about difference, fears silence, the erotic/joy, self actualization, and mothering oneself. I slowly found answers to my initial margin notes that asked "but how do I do this? what is the process?" The amount of introspection Lorde invokes in the read is unlike anything I've ever experienced from a book before. The last few essays on American and Grenadian political events were so insightful.
I'd recommend this book to everyone. Literally everyone. If you want to learn about feminism, solidarity, about yourself or about how to take your critical thinking a step further, read this. This book got me to write again which I'm so thankful for. It has given me guidance and encouragement that I didn't know I needed, which I'm also so grateful for. Read! this! book!
The sequence/progression of texts within the book was really key to helping me understand Lorde's messaging about difference, fears silence, the erotic/joy, self actualization, and mothering oneself. I slowly found answers to my initial margin notes that asked "but how do I do this? what is the process?" The amount of introspection Lorde invokes in the read is unlike anything I've ever experienced from a book before. The last few essays on American and Grenadian political events were so insightful.
I'd recommend this book to everyone. Literally everyone. If you want to learn about feminism, solidarity, about yourself or about how to take your critical thinking a step further, read this. This book got me to write again which I'm so thankful for. It has given me guidance and encouragement that I didn't know I needed, which I'm also so grateful for. Read! this! book!