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A review by krista225
The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley
4.0
A couple of years ago I was at a writer's conference in Dearborn, Michigan with my baby sister. Because the baby sister is significantly more easygoing than I am - and I have that eldest child thing going on - I tend to heavily influence the panels we sit in on. I don't remember the panel titles now but I remember a handful of authors that made a lasting impression. One of them was Kameron Hurley. She was blunt. She was genuine. I can't say she was all rainbows and sunshine, but she was respectful and seemed determine to share her truth. In short, I took a liking to her, which is why I picked up this book when I spotted it in the Kindle bookstore last year. This was a "support an author I admire" purchase.
Now, my TBR pile is out of control, which means the book sat on my digital TBR shelf a little longer than I had intended to let it sit. It and so many others!
I wasn't quite sure what I expected of this essay collection because I had never read Kameron's blog and my only exposure had been at a conference where I doubt I even said so much as hello to her. Still, I was intrigued. I consider myself a nerdy little geek - I like academic theory as much as I enjoy a fun romp through science fiction and fantasy landscapes. I grew up on Star Wars and Buck Rogers (how many of you even remember that one!?). I play video games - mostly offline in story mode, true, but I play. I'm assistant guild leader in an online mobile game I've been playing steadily for a little over two years now. I think this easily qualifies me as a geek, even if the haters disagree.
Oh, and the feminist label? It applies.
So I expected to see myself reflected quite a bit in the pages of this book. What I didn't anticipate was that a great portion of this book would appeal to the writer in me. While I didn't always agree with Kameron 100% on social matters (more like 90% agreement, 10% disagreement), I found her musings on writing to be quite thought-provoking. She's given me a lot to think about as I get back to the task of writing. I'm confident that her voice will help me give more attention to those I might normally silence, even if I'm silencing them unintentionally.
Now, my TBR pile is out of control, which means the book sat on my digital TBR shelf a little longer than I had intended to let it sit. It and so many others!
I wasn't quite sure what I expected of this essay collection because I had never read Kameron's blog and my only exposure had been at a conference where I doubt I even said so much as hello to her. Still, I was intrigued. I consider myself a nerdy little geek - I like academic theory as much as I enjoy a fun romp through science fiction and fantasy landscapes. I grew up on Star Wars and Buck Rogers (how many of you even remember that one!?). I play video games - mostly offline in story mode, true, but I play. I'm assistant guild leader in an online mobile game I've been playing steadily for a little over two years now. I think this easily qualifies me as a geek, even if the haters disagree.
Oh, and the feminist label? It applies.
So I expected to see myself reflected quite a bit in the pages of this book. What I didn't anticipate was that a great portion of this book would appeal to the writer in me. While I didn't always agree with Kameron 100% on social matters (more like 90% agreement, 10% disagreement), I found her musings on writing to be quite thought-provoking. She's given me a lot to think about as I get back to the task of writing. I'm confident that her voice will help me give more attention to those I might normally silence, even if I'm silencing them unintentionally.