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A review by rjsreadingnook
Recollections of My Nonexistence: A Memoir by Rebecca Solnit
5.0
This is the first book I’ve read of Rebecca Solnit, but I want to get my hands on more of her work especially her essay “Men Explain Things to Me,” which inspired the coining of the term “mansplaining.”
This is a mesmerizing collection of essays that explore and meander through topics such as misogyny, domestic abuse, street harassment, intersectional feminism, coming of age in San Francisco, the influence of urban life, the influence of gay men, drag queens and queer culture. She also recounts her experiences with environmentalism.
Solnit is honest, open and frank, owning her past mistakes of overlooking Native Americans and their unheard cries of environmentalism.
Her writing style is captivating, and I found myself rereading passages especially the meta ones on writing, reading and researching.
Excellent collection, and I highly recommend it.
Thank you to Viking and Penguin Random House for the gifted copy.
This is a mesmerizing collection of essays that explore and meander through topics such as misogyny, domestic abuse, street harassment, intersectional feminism, coming of age in San Francisco, the influence of urban life, the influence of gay men, drag queens and queer culture. She also recounts her experiences with environmentalism.
Solnit is honest, open and frank, owning her past mistakes of overlooking Native Americans and their unheard cries of environmentalism.
Her writing style is captivating, and I found myself rereading passages especially the meta ones on writing, reading and researching.
Excellent collection, and I highly recommend it.
Thank you to Viking and Penguin Random House for the gifted copy.