A review by mrybinski
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Goodall

hopeful reflective medium-paced

2.5

I enjoy Jane Goodall’s perspectives and appreciate her work, however this book felt lackluster. I was hoping for a bit more actionable inspiration but, as other review writers have said, it felt like fluff and lacked nuance or depth. Many have said that this book did not utilize an intersectional lens when describing the issues, I would only slightly disagree. It seems that Jane had broached intersectionality, but quickly moved away from it (I’m assuming to avoid ‘alienating’ and if the “anti-woke” crowd, she seemed to be look for a “moderate” stance). Somewhat disappointed, and I agree that this book could have been much shorter for the amount of information gleaned from it.