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Recollections of My Nonexistence
by Rebecca Solnit
An excellently unselfish memoir that shows the journey of a woman writing her way into existence. Solnit is an incredible writer. She has the uncanny ability to take the mundane and describe it so intricately it becomes the most important metaphor for the activism that beats through all her stories.
Her simplicity is powerful, and her storytelling is loaded with respect and awareness. Solnit describes living in San Francisco as a vital part of shaping herself. It’s nurturing inclusiveness for the spirit of those who live on the margins.
An empowering book. It is nature, even now, for woman to disregard themselves. Their thoughts and feelings are dismissed by society and so they think their own voice away. Each reflection fights the good fight in showing women their credibility and validates their insecurities around feeling they are not. Because the damage goes that deep, women can be so far away from their voice that they normalise their pain at being unheard.
Solnit is a brave writer with one hell of a voice, and this is the kind of book you can read again and again.
Her simplicity is powerful, and her storytelling is loaded with respect and awareness. Solnit describes living in San Francisco as a vital part of shaping herself. It’s nurturing inclusiveness for the spirit of those who live on the margins.
An empowering book. It is nature, even now, for woman to disregard themselves. Their thoughts and feelings are dismissed by society and so they think their own voice away. Each reflection fights the good fight in showing women their credibility and validates their insecurities around feeling they are not. Because the damage goes that deep, women can be so far away from their voice that they normalise their pain at being unheard.
Solnit is a brave writer with one hell of a voice, and this is the kind of book you can read again and again.