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emath98's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Colonisation, and War
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Colonisation and War
Minor: Cancer
introverted_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Hate crime, Infertility, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, and Classism
joensign's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Cancer
streberkatze's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Medical trauma
rieviolet's review against another edition
4.0
There were a couple of chapters that I didn't much care about and, in places, were also a bit of a struggle to get through (for example "Notes from a Trip to Russia"; "An Interview: Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich", which was way too long, too much focused on their personal relationship, and also I do not like Adrienne Rich).
I have to admit that some sections were a bit difficult to understand, but that has more to do with me lacking in similar personal experiences and knowledge, than to any fault of the author.
A lot of what Audre Lorde reflected on and wrote about back then still resonates deeply today. I think it will be worth it to read more from the author and then revisit these essays.
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
steveatwaywords's review against another edition
4.5
These essays and speeches, mostly from 1978-1983, make frequent reference to events of the time and some of her ideas overlap across multiple titles, but none of this makes the reading less valuable. It may be that some readers are less interested in her travelogues, or her academic papers, or her lengthy interviews--but they are here all in a single collection, rightly demonstrating the complexity and range of Lorde's life and thought.
What you will not find here are much of her poetry (though it is frequently referenced; try From a Land Where Other People Live) or her extended reflections on her life (for this turn to her powerful mythobiography Zami).
What is here is amazingly prescient about where our broader discourse on race, feminism, queerness, and intersectionality would all take us, 40 years later. She is not so nearly affrontive or controversial in her demands today than in her time, and that is a good thing. Where I was illuminated, however--and appreciably so--is her optimism, her clear vision of a path forward. While the problems and questions she raises are now more commonly heard, we have yet to really embrace the strategies and solutions she sometimes calls for. Still more to learn, us.
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Sexual content
Lorde does not shy from sharing incidence of racial and misogynistic violence when they occurnila's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
robinks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Colonisation
Moderate: Homophobia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Police brutality
linguaphile412's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and Classism