ominousevent's review against another edition
This is a really good read. I learned a lot about American history as it pertains to racism and sexism, and very much enjoyed hooks' way of contextualising things: citing the opinions or actions of e.g. "white scholars" or "racist scholars" instead of simply "scholars". I would love to see and hear more of that sort of thing.
clairemariarose's review against another edition
5.0
oh HECK yeah. bell hooks is an absolute legend and this should be required reading. i’m legitimately outraged that this wasn’t required reading for my women of america history course in college, but that class was also taught by a straight white man, so what are you gonna do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(no hate to my prof, he was cool and did his best. major hate to my university tho lol)
(no hate to my prof, he was cool and did his best. major hate to my university tho lol)
rosi2892's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
halena's review against another edition
4.0
essential feminist reading, even when keeping in mind that its age does show and not everything hooks says will ring true to the modern day feminist (and even she acknowledges this herself in the intro). the book could also use with a bit of editing, as some points are buttressed with more support than they really need and veer into redundancy. still, the early understanding of intersectional feminism is really exciting to see here and makes some of my organization-related criticisms less important. this was my first time reading hooks, and I would definitely suggest this one for anyone looking for a read for Women’s History Month!