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A review by ahc
Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria E. Anzaldúa
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
"An addiction (a repetitious act) is a ritual to help one through a trying time; its repetition safeguards the passage, it becomes one's talisman, one's touchstone. If it sticks around after having outlived its usefulness, we become "stuck" in it and it takes possession of us. But we need to be arrested. Some past experience or condition has created this need. This stopping is a survival mechanism, but one which must vanish when it's no longer needed if growth is to occur. "
I loved this book. I don't have too much to say about it, as much has already been said about this monumental Chicana feminist text. I really liked Anzaldua's ideas about "rigidity means death" and her use of the borderlands theory as both a physical and psychological realm. The book begins with seven essays on various topics. In the second half, Anzaldua switches to poetry to reinforce the ideas introduced in the essays. There's something for everyone here and I absolutely loved it.
I loved this book. I don't have too much to say about it, as much has already been said about this monumental Chicana feminist text. I really liked Anzaldua's ideas about "rigidity means death" and her use of the borderlands theory as both a physical and psychological realm. The book begins with seven essays on various topics. In the second half, Anzaldua switches to poetry to reinforce the ideas introduced in the essays. There's something for everyone here and I absolutely loved it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape