sofipitch's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
I'm not gonna star rate this because it was so varied. Some writings were excellent and many still extremely relevant. Some I didn't agree with as much and occasionally seemed in conflict with the other writings. This book says "radical feminists" not the same way TERFs use the term but because in the late 70s intersectionality was radical. It's interesting to see some of the shaky ground of the beginning and also how barriers faced haven't changed
lrc52's review against another edition
4.0
First, I want to read more work by author and poet Chrystos.
Second, this collection was first published 20 years ago. It could have been first written yesterday. A lot has changed, but the call for naming the racism in the feminist movement, white people doing their own work of understanding racism (without adding to bipoc labor), recognizing intersectionality of oppression, etc. is still ringing because enough hasn't changed.
This book contains multiple voices with multiple experiences and desires and ideas and styles and approaches. Still worth reading 20 years later.
Second, this collection was first published 20 years ago. It could have been first written yesterday. A lot has changed, but the call for naming the racism in the feminist movement, white people doing their own work of understanding racism (without adding to bipoc labor), recognizing intersectionality of oppression, etc. is still ringing because enough hasn't changed.
This book contains multiple voices with multiple experiences and desires and ideas and styles and approaches. Still worth reading 20 years later.
garibae's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
deservingporcupine's review
4.0
The most brutally honest feminism I have ever read. Four stars not because it wasn't spectacular, but because it was so depressingly relevant still. It was pretty horrifying that these reflections were published 37 years ago and I felt like many of them -- maybe all of them -- could have been written today.
bloomerism's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing. Fantastic. I read this for a feminist theory class and it's easily my favorite thing we've read.