The Mother of All Questions
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072HSSD2V |
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| Number of Pages | : | 237 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Mandatory reading: An explanation for why men need to join (but not replace) women in the feminist movement." according to Donny Rice. I preordered this book with high expectations, having recently finished Men Explain Things To Me. And let me say: It surpassed them! This book is a phenomenal look into how men need to (also) be feminists. What I especially appreciated about this book is that it was even more aware of intersectionality and privilege than Men Explain Things To Me. Solnit shows much more awareness and appreciation for not only race, sex, cisgender, sexual orientation, class, age, religion, etc. she also calls out how these combine . Solnit explains things to men. greg taylor The thinking behind this book is exactly the quality of thinking that has been missing in American civic life for this past election cycle. Solnit is incisive, challenging and more than a little disturbing. She is focused throughout this collection on the silence that patriarchy imposes on women (and, in a different way, on men) and the way that silence is extended to include people of color, lesbians, gay men, etc.In this review, I mostly want to talk to men who are challenged by and resistant to her arguments. O. Five Stars Must have essay collection. Includes "80 Books No Woman Should Read" and "Men Explain Lolita to Me".
In her characteristic style, Solnit mixes humor, keen analysis, and sharp insight in these 11 essays.. In a timely and incisive follow-up to her national best seller Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit offers sharp commentary on women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the gender binary, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more