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A review by frumpleton
Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults by Laurie Penny
5.0
Laurie Penny is my favourite journalist and essayist. While I have read many of the essays compiled in this collection that spans between 2015-2017 in their original online publications, it was great to read those I'd missed and re-read some of her best writing on feminism, activism, and life for young people.
Penny's essays inspire me with the thought that there's always hope for a better future and present, and to never stop fighting for that, no matter how many people will tell you it'll never happen. Her incredible turn of phrase and raw writing style is a rallying cry. The essays encapsulate the frustrations, dejection, empathy, and the underlying determination and goodwill of my generation to improve things.
Penny's essays inspire me with the thought that there's always hope for a better future and present, and to never stop fighting for that, no matter how many people will tell you it'll never happen. Her incredible turn of phrase and raw writing style is a rallying cry. The essays encapsulate the frustrations, dejection, empathy, and the underlying determination and goodwill of my generation to improve things.