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A review by annayareads
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
"Pleasure is the point. Feeling good is not frivolous, it is freedom."
This volume featuring adrienne maree brown's writing and the work of so many others in the pleasure activism space should be essential reading. From the beginning to the very end, brown had me thinking more deeply about pleasure than I ever have before. Starting out with "Uses of the Erotic" by my own intellectual mother Audre Lorde was just the warm welcome that I needed to greet the ideas within the book with openness.
Throughout the pages, I could feel the joy, love, pain, and pleasure imbued in the words. Reading this book feels like being cared for. It gently nudges you to deconstruct the repression that has been forced onto us and instead explore what gives us pleasure. I will carry Pleasure Activism in my heart for years to come.
This volume featuring adrienne maree brown's writing and the work of so many others in the pleasure activism space should be essential reading. From the beginning to the very end, brown had me thinking more deeply about pleasure than I ever have before. Starting out with "Uses of the Erotic" by my own intellectual mother Audre Lorde was just the warm welcome that I needed to greet the ideas within the book with openness.
Throughout the pages, I could feel the joy, love, pain, and pleasure imbued in the words. Reading this book feels like being cared for. It gently nudges you to deconstruct the repression that has been forced onto us and instead explore what gives us pleasure. I will carry Pleasure Activism in my heart for years to come.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Rape