coldasyou's review
3.5
an essential read for everyone. some great essays in this! eye opening and hard hitting to read as a white woman myself, incredibly insightful into the need for intersectionality in feminism. some things i’d already considered, some things that had never even crossed my mind. i’m glad i read this!
nd2712's review against another edition
4.0
Especially with feminism, I want a book to teach me something. I want it to open me up to some new perspectives, particularly one that due to my own upbringing and the inherent privileges I'm afforded due to my race/class/sexuality/gender/ability etc. And this slim collection of essays from a variety of amazing and intelligent people definitely taught me something with each different perspective.
This is, in its purest form, an excellent book. It pushes intersectionality right to the forefront of the feminist debate, with many of the writers weaving personal experiences into their essays. Whether they're discussing bisexuality and the Catholic church in Latin America, how feminism often ignores disabled women, how black women are seen in the US, in Europe and in the UK, how transgender rights and non-binary rights are ignored by popular feminism, it's done so in such an eloquent manner that you have to sit up and listen. My favourite essay was by Afua Hirsch, a black British woman who wrote the book 'Brit-Ish: On Race, Identity and Belonging', where she spoke actively about being sought after as 'the voice' for whether children can dress up as non-white characters for Halloween. She made a mention to another essay where a writer discussed the problematic nature of white people dressing up like Moana, and it really struck me as important, especially as I know white people who have done exactly that.
This is an amazing book, and I highly recommend that people go out and buy it, read it and check that intersectionality is a key part of their feminism.
This is, in its purest form, an excellent book. It pushes intersectionality right to the forefront of the feminist debate, with many of the writers weaving personal experiences into their essays. Whether they're discussing bisexuality and the Catholic church in Latin America, how feminism often ignores disabled women, how black women are seen in the US, in Europe and in the UK, how transgender rights and non-binary rights are ignored by popular feminism, it's done so in such an eloquent manner that you have to sit up and listen. My favourite essay was by Afua Hirsch, a black British woman who wrote the book 'Brit-Ish: On Race, Identity and Belonging', where she spoke actively about being sought after as 'the voice' for whether children can dress up as non-white characters for Halloween. She made a mention to another essay where a writer discussed the problematic nature of white people dressing up like Moana, and it really struck me as important, especially as I know white people who have done exactly that.
This is an amazing book, and I highly recommend that people go out and buy it, read it and check that intersectionality is a key part of their feminism.
loislois's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
shawcrit's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent collection - I learned something new from each essay, and they are all informative, well-researched, and accessible. This would be an excellent introduction for people not sure where to start reading about intersectional feminism, or people who are challenging the toxicity of white (mainstream) feminism for the first time.
zombiezami's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Slavery, Deadnaming, Classism, Dysphoria, Ableism, Abortion, Biphobia, Body shaming, Colonisation, Murder, Deportation, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Violence, and Gun violence
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Pedophilia, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Incest, and Infertility