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mads_jpg's review against another edition
4.25
Very inspiring to read her story and learn the context around some of her books. She's such a wonderful writer and it was really interesting seeing the ways community and art and difficulties have all shaped her life.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
cartermon4's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Murder
julianh's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, Racism, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, War, and Classism
peggychecksitout's review against another edition
Recollections of My Non-Existence isn’t a conventional memoir, it’s more of an essayistic exploration of how she found her voice as the writer she is today. She muses on the forces around her that shaped her—her experiences facing gendered violence and oppression, the different communities she has been involved in and drawn to, and her love of books and writing.
Solnit has a really engaging writing style: she’s funny, insightful, lyrical and impactful. She effortlessly weaves together narratives exploring the personal, the philosophical, the political and the historic, and she is so good at invoking a sense of time and place you really come away feeling like you’ve experienced a small slice of it.
I think the best non-fiction is that which leaves you with the world making a little more sense in a new way—a small piece of the puzzle that is the human experience clicks into place, and this book was definitely achieved that for me.
Though this is only my third book of hers in my reading journey through her ouevre, it has definitely cemented Solnit as a guiding light in my own journey to find my way as a person and as an aspiring writer.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racism
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Physical abuse, Stalking, and Death of parent
hazelgirl21's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual violence
Minor: Racism and Death of parent