jamesonforan's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
samanthamurk's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a good book. It is understandable and thought provoking. Angela Davis is such an intelligent person and this collection of speeches is an amazing demonstration of that. It did get repetitive at times but i honestly feel that adds to the book, reiterating the same ideas with new context and wording made them stand out.
I did not necessarily expect to learn so much about 9/11 but i am glad it was in there, I wasn’t alive at the time so i often forget the impact it continues to have and i appreciate the perspective. I also appreciated the perspective on the bush administration and the election of Obama as i was too young to remember that.
This book is so well written and discusses these complex topics in ways that are easily understandable, without simplifying them in an unproductive way. I will absolutely recommend this book!
I did not necessarily expect to learn so much about 9/11 but i am glad it was in there, I wasn’t alive at the time so i often forget the impact it continues to have and i appreciate the perspective. I also appreciated the perspective on the bush administration and the election of Obama as i was too young to remember that.
This book is so well written and discusses these complex topics in ways that are easily understandable, without simplifying them in an unproductive way. I will absolutely recommend this book!
elanreads's review against another edition
5.0
Just an overall great read. Angela davis' speeches are loaded with great information and talking points. If you wanna strengthen your lefist viewpoints, this book is perfect for doing so!
christinaaangelina's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
So incredible to read Angela Davis’s ideas evolve over a 15 year period. I previously read Women, Class, and Race and Are Prisons Obsolete? I think this really drives home many of the points she made in those texts and challenges you to continue developing thoughts and opinions. Especially to continue learning and listening to new ideas and perspectives. One of my favorite quotes from the book was at the very end:
“We fight the same battles over and over again. They are never won for eternity, but in the process of struggling together, in community, we learn how to glimpse new possibilities that otherwise never would have become apparent to us, and in the process we expand and enlarge our very notion of freedom.”
“We fight the same battles over and over again. They are never won for eternity, but in the process of struggling together, in community, we learn how to glimpse new possibilities that otherwise never would have become apparent to us, and in the process we expand and enlarge our very notion of freedom.”
jenna0010's review against another edition
4.0
These essays and lectures are urgent and clear and so important. The places Davis returns to. The work of taking up again and again in order to abolish and imagine otherwise. These are a great way into Davis's ideas- they are succinct and powerful.