ctrim's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
subdue_provide75's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
1.5
A couple good ideas, but also under-examined and confused. Even a little TERF-y at points? Read Caliban and the Witch instead!
alfboyreads's review against another edition
4.75
capitalism is a maggot that is rotting our brains and our bodies all at the same time 💯
aristosakaion's review against another edition
4.0
greatly helped me & my personal project. i need a physical copy of caliban soon
gynocyber's review against another edition
3.0
bit scattered & i skipped one of the sections entirely but i don’t think this is TERF shit at all n you’d have to rly misread what federici is saying to get there. it’s a slim book that reads mostly like a collection of lectures or talks than a thorough investigation of any single subject. mostly good to get yr brain going for more in-depth reading
neoludification's review against another edition
2.5
There is one really great essay in this bundle (chapter 8, on the history of "sexual work"), which is unfortunately surrounded by superficial and at times outdated pieces. Only the contemporary references prevented me from thinking this book was written thirty years ago, and the author has nothing to say about the present (or at least: nothing that hasn't been said better elsewhere). Especially Federici's comments on the trans liberation movement show that she's quite ignorant about what is actually happening at the forefront of feminist struggle today.
birdbeakbeast's review against another edition
2.0
I was super excited to read this book, since body-based oppression is something I read, think, and talk a lot about. Unfortunately this book did not meet my expectations (or standards). It equated womanhood with having a uterus and vice versa, looked down on sex workers as people who had no other options, and had racist undertones I can't quite pin down. This was a book entirely dedicated to the body, and yet I didn't read anything about ableism or fatphobia. A book on gender and the body published in 2020 cannot ignore the disability and fat lib movement, or be terfy, swerfy, and racist.
When she did say things that struck me as interesting, f.i. the abolition of labour, her wording was vague and she did not go into what she actually meant, what it would look like, etc.
On the whole, this book gave me the feeling of an armchair philosopher who doesn't bother educating herself on topics she isn't already knowledgeable about, and who doesn't feel the need to actually start a dialogue but hides behind imprecise language.
I don't recommend this book.
When she did say things that struck me as interesting, f.i. the abolition of labour, her wording was vague and she did not go into what she actually meant, what it would look like, etc.
On the whole, this book gave me the feeling of an armchair philosopher who doesn't bother educating herself on topics she isn't already knowledgeable about, and who doesn't feel the need to actually start a dialogue but hides behind imprecise language.
I don't recommend this book.
heavenlypit's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced