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laurieb755 's review for:
My Life on the Road
by Gloria Steinem
Thoroughly enjoyed Gloria's book, a series of short stories and vignettes about her life entwined with (mostly) American life over the span of her 80+ years. She begins by letting us into her early childhood on the road with her parents. Her father had a peripatetic wanderer's spirit, and her mother came along until it became too much for her. This background helps explain some of Gloria's spirit.
I loved this book for two reasons. First, she is a wonderful story teller. Almost any of the vignettes could be turned into longer stories with a "before" and "after". These tales were a blatant reminder that as a New Yorker living in a suburb northeast of the city, I live in a cocoon. My understanding of the plurality and tribulations of Native Americans, Americans and immigrants is vastly limited. I *think* I understand people elsewhere, but without knowing many folks - truly knowing them - I can only put my take on their issues. Humbling.
The other reason for liking this book is that Gloria was a mirror on my mother's generation. My mother was more a Betty Friedan type than a Gloria Steinem type, yet my mother liked the gutsiness of Gloria and was among the early subscribers to Ms magazine.
Steinem is a community person - she gets her drive from the people she meets. A community organizer who believes in sharing, talking, and trying.
I loved this book for two reasons. First, she is a wonderful story teller. Almost any of the vignettes could be turned into longer stories with a "before" and "after". These tales were a blatant reminder that as a New Yorker living in a suburb northeast of the city, I live in a cocoon. My understanding of the plurality and tribulations of Native Americans, Americans and immigrants is vastly limited. I *think* I understand people elsewhere, but without knowing many folks - truly knowing them - I can only put my take on their issues. Humbling.
The other reason for liking this book is that Gloria was a mirror on my mother's generation. My mother was more a Betty Friedan type than a Gloria Steinem type, yet my mother liked the gutsiness of Gloria and was among the early subscribers to Ms magazine.
Steinem is a community person - she gets her drive from the people she meets. A community organizer who believes in sharing, talking, and trying.