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ambercchen's reviews
14 reviews
The Stranger by Albert Camus
dark
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
the book can easily be passed off as pretentious word vomit but the last paragraph of this novel is one of my favorite quotes ever i fear
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Gun violence
Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power by Audre Lorde
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
a fascinating look into gender and labor as erotic liberation but it is divisive on its perspective of pornography; whether you agree or not, it’s still an essential reading and is an amazing work of black feminist thought!
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
in a society so eager to be pessimistic and loveless, hooks presents love as not only healing but revolutionary. it isn’t the most poetic or awe inspiring in my experience but it’s deeply accessible and that’s more important (imo). transcends the “self-help” genre in such a masterful way!
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
informative
fast-paced
2.0
somewhat well intentioned but too simplified for its own good. it’s focus on heterosexuality and biological sex creates an basic, underdeveloped narrative that would only enrapture new feminists while isolating/ignoring queer women. plus, with her defensive of jk rowling (disgraced author and terrible transphobe), i can’t help but think that was a decisive choice.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
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