A review by heatherbond
Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre

5.0

"...we didn't believe in charity. Charity was vertical, keeping the relationship between the haves and the have-nots intact. We believed in revolution."

"Social processes can be arrested by neither crime nor force. History is ours, and people make history."

This is a page-turner from start to finish - the story of an incredible youth spent as part of the Chilean resistance. Terrifying and inspiring. I also learned a lot about the politics, social movements and life in South America.