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A review by lattelibrarian
Life and Death by Andrea Dworkin
5.0
Andrea Dworkin's writings truly only get better with age. She's opened up a lot in this anthology, discussing her childhood, parents, her abusive husband, and her homelessness. She takes her experiences and juxtaposes them against those of Nicole Brown Simpson and Heda Nussbaum, offering a startling look at how often women can ask for help and be denied it, and how often others are surprised at their murder, rape, or defamation afterwards.
Where her other books--even other anthologies--tend to stick to one or two topics, this one does offer a much broader range of subjects. For some, this may seem disorganized, but for me, this felt rather refreshing. All topics were definitely explicit and hard to read, but the fact that each essay talked about something a little different definitely made it easier to swallow.
Overall, what I appreciated the most out of this book were the autobiographical aspects that allow us readers to better understand Dworkin herself and where she comes from in regards to her history and her politics.
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Where her other books--even other anthologies--tend to stick to one or two topics, this one does offer a much broader range of subjects. For some, this may seem disorganized, but for me, this felt rather refreshing. All topics were definitely explicit and hard to read, but the fact that each essay talked about something a little different definitely made it easier to swallow.
Overall, what I appreciated the most out of this book were the autobiographical aspects that allow us readers to better understand Dworkin herself and where she comes from in regards to her history and her politics.
Review cross-listed here!