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Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

48 reviews

jaleenmackay's review against another edition

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informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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v_____'s review against another edition

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

4.25 ⭐

2008
Ich weiß immer noch nicht, warum Sallie und ich überhaupt zu dieser Party am Waldhang oberhalb von Aspen gegangen sind...

- Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären, p. 1

In 9 Essays seziert Rebecca Solnit was es bedeutet als Frau im Patriarchat zu leben. Angefangen von der selbstverständlichen Überheblichkeit von Männern gegenüber Frauen bis zu #YesAllWomen. Sexual entitlement, Kassandra-Syndrom und Großmutters Spinne.

Ein lesenswertes Buch, welches ich mit 5 Seiten Notizen in Docs beende :)

... Die Emanzipation der Frau wurde oft als Bewegung dargestellt, die darauf abzielt, die Macht und Privilegien von Männern zu beschneiden oder sie ihnen ganz wegzunehmen... wir sind entweder gemeinsam frei oder gemeinsam unfrei. Wer glaubt, er müsse gewinnen, dominieren, bestrafen und uneingeschränkt herrschen, ist mit Sicherheit alles andere als frei...

- Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären, p. 55

... Frauen ans Haus gefesselt, um ihre erotischen Energien unter Kontrolle zu halten, was in einer patrilinear organisierten Gesellschaft erforderlich... In matrilinearen Gesellschaften ist diese Art von Kontrolle eher unwesentlich...

- Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären, p. 99

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3.25

I agree with a lot of other reviewers - a good, broad, but perhaps oversimplified perspective on feminism.

Intersectional identity (race in particular) is mostly glazed over, making the analysis feel very incomplete. Not a huge surprise for the time when a lot of these essays were published but readers should tread carefully.

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coleanne's review against another edition

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dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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beanith's review against another edition

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informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

This collection is about 10 years old now and while many of the feminist ideas are eternal, it feels a little basic in the year 2024. Still, I tried to read each essay with that in mind and tried not to hold it against the work. Also, even if the ideas are basic, it’s crucial to be reminded 1) how far we have come 2) that we are not crazy.

‘Men Explain Thing to Me’ - 5/5
‘The Longest War’ - 4.5/5
‘Worlds Collide in a Luxury Suite’ - 4/5
‘In Praise of the Threat: What Marriage Equality Really Means’ - 4/5
‘Grandmother Spider’ - 4.75/5
‘Woolf’s Darkness: Embracing the Inexplicable’ - 5/5
‘Casandra Among the Creeps’ - 5/5
‘#YesAllWomen: Feminists Rewrite the Story’ - 4/5
‘Pandora’s Box and the Volunteer Police Force’ - 3.5/5

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3.0

accessible, intro to feminism essays and despite nothing new, it was still engaging. however where is the intersectionality and capitalism was mentioned on the second last page lol. Also what is going on with the ode to Virginia Woolf and Susan Sontag’s fractured relationship.

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