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A review by brittanykroeckel
Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution by Amber Tamblyn
3.0
I actually thought about not finishing this book and explain below:
“I’m currently on page 75 and debating to DNF or not. I agree with other reader’s sentiment about the part regarding the Clinton election; she does bring up very valid points about the double work women politicians have to go through in order to be taken seriously but it just screamed radical feminism (and not in a good way). She states earlier in the book that she doesn’t hate men, but I find that hard to believe when any man she talked about thus far (minus her husband and a couple colleagues) is done negatively, while Clinton is all in a positive light. I voted for Clinton in 2016, but she was no saint… and Tamblyn almost talking about her as such is a slight turnoff. She even jabs at her husband for being a Bernie supporter on page 97, as a reason she never has sex, which is further making me want to toss this read out. I’m gonna stick through a little more.”
After getting through to the end, I did find the latter half more enjoyable. However, it did feel like a basic feminism 101 book like others mentioned. But I will acknowledge the portion of the book she dedicated to intersectionality and appreciate the time spent on it. This book wasn’t anything huge for me to be honest but I might recommend to anyone who is new to feminist ideology.
“I’m currently on page 75 and debating to DNF or not. I agree with other reader’s sentiment about the part regarding the Clinton election; she does bring up very valid points about the double work women politicians have to go through in order to be taken seriously but it just screamed radical feminism (and not in a good way). She states earlier in the book that she doesn’t hate men, but I find that hard to believe when any man she talked about thus far (minus her husband and a couple colleagues) is done negatively, while Clinton is all in a positive light. I voted for Clinton in 2016, but she was no saint… and Tamblyn almost talking about her as such is a slight turnoff. She even jabs at her husband for being a Bernie supporter on page 97, as a reason she never has sex, which is further making me want to toss this read out. I’m gonna stick through a little more.”
After getting through to the end, I did find the latter half more enjoyable. However, it did feel like a basic feminism 101 book like others mentioned. But I will acknowledge the portion of the book she dedicated to intersectionality and appreciate the time spent on it. This book wasn’t anything huge for me to be honest but I might recommend to anyone who is new to feminist ideology.