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smileymiley550's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Colonisation, and Classism
rieviolet's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Like any kind of collection, there are always some parts that you like better than other ones but, overall, there is an awful lot to appreciate here and many interesting, challenging and complex reflections to ponder over.
There were a couple of chapters that I didn't much care about and, in places, were also a bit of a struggle to get through (for example "Notes from a Trip to Russia"; "An Interview: Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich", which was way too long, too much focused on their personal relationship, and also I do not like Adrienne Rich).
I have to admit that some sections were a bit difficult to understand, but that has more to do with me lacking in similar personal experiences and knowledge, than to any fault of the author.
A lot of what Audre Lorde reflected on and wrote about back then still resonates deeply today. I think it will be worth it to read more from the author and then revisit these essays.
There were a couple of chapters that I didn't much care about and, in places, were also a bit of a struggle to get through (for example "Notes from a Trip to Russia"; "An Interview: Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich", which was way too long, too much focused on their personal relationship, and also I do not like Adrienne Rich).
I have to admit that some sections were a bit difficult to understand, but that has more to do with me lacking in similar personal experiences and knowledge, than to any fault of the author.
A lot of what Audre Lorde reflected on and wrote about back then still resonates deeply today. I think it will be worth it to read more from the author and then revisit these essays.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
nila's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism