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#MayMontage Day 7: This is clearly a #DiscussionBook - found my copy at Daunt Bookstore in London. Literally had to hunt it down since Foyles and Waterstones have run out of copies. 💕📚

Always appreciate how much research rebecca solnit puts into her work. This one had a few catchy points but not my favorite book of hers, still academically good of womens studies.

#WomensHistoryMonth #Recommendations
5of31 Nonfiction

A short essay collection by the wonderful Rebecca Solnit. These are harsh and real looks at Feminism, violence, privilege, and the culture surrounding conversations had by men and women. She poses questions like why do we keep teaching ways for girls not to get raped, but we do not teach boys not to rape?
They are not always fun, but many thing I think are here on paper which helps to read.

Short, sharp and to the point. ✔️

Another really good read from Solnit. I am now embarking on a quest to find most of her other books, few of which are available from my libraries. I like that Solnit explains the advent of the word “mansplaining” but also that she didn‘t create it nor does she generally use it.

Another one for #DeadPhilosophersSociety #ThisLife critiquing capitalism. Everything I read right now seems to relate to Hägglund! @GingerAntics @TheBookHippie @kspenmoll

Today‘s library #bookhaul is another Solnit. I hope it‘s another quick read, maybe for this weekend or early next week. Frustratingly, the other book I requested (which was on the shelf at my branch when I requested it!) was checked out and the other copy hadn‘t arrived yet. It should be in tomorrow sometime, but I‘m not near that branch again until Tuesday. 🤨

Pick because I think some of my lack of enthusiasm is because I read these all in one sitting in a bout of insomnia. Some of the essays felt repetitive referencing each other and citing the same studies. However the takeaway- that society doesn‘t talk about violence against women and violence in general as gendered phenomena is important and that not enough attention is put on how to change men‘s behavior and societal expectations of men

An intriguing collection of essays that hits on a variety of vital themes and points. It started out slow for me; however, by the 3rd essay I was enjoying it. I especially liked the section on Virginia Woolf. Rebecca Solnit is a wonderful writer. This is the 1st book I've read by her, and now I plan to read others. I now understand why this book is on my lists as a necessary, feminist read.

Oh my ...

#withachainsaw

I got it because I thought it would be a darkly humorous book about mansplaining. It‘s actually a collection of essays, one about mansplaining, the rest about violence against women, the fight for women‘s rights, and the things that sparked the latest revolution.
There were a couple of essays that were a little high brow for me, overall pretty good, just not what I wanted. Expected something totally different.

The first essay was good but other than that it isn't my cup of tea. If I were in college, perhaps, I would like this, but as an adult with a lot of books I want to read, I don't really have time or interest to read essays about other pieces of art. I'd rather just look at the painting or read the original text myself and formulate my own opinions.

Always love Solnit! 💙
#nfn2020

Some pertinent essays on rape culture and the progression of feminism up until 2014. Some dry academic dissertations. My criticisms are that it placated men too much and needed to be more intersectional. I appreciate all women who speak up for feminism. I don't think phrases like "welcome to Manistan" are culturally sensitive.

5th book read for the #NovelNovember #Readathon
@Andrew65

#Fable #FallFinds @Eggs

I don‘t normally read essays, but two in this collection took my breath away and almost had me in tears. I‘m glad I read them and I will keep this book because I worry that we won‘t be allowed to have these kinds of books soon. I was not a fan of the middle essays so much, I skimmed them; so this is a so-so and not a pick. 2/5 stars, read if you want to think about some deep and dark things.

Forgot to post this from my Labor Day before all the smoke blew in it was gorgeous and HOT!

I had expected to like this more than I did, but there is just something about Solnit‘s writing style, that put me off. The topics are arguments are right up my alley, but her essays felt a bit all over the place. An okay read, but I feel like there are other authors who do the same, but better 🤷‍♀️

I wasn't excited about reading this book. It's depressing to me to read about how we're still fighting the same old stuff we fought against in the 90s. But I found something unexpected here: a clear parallel between "Not All Men" and white exceptionalism. Through the familiar lens of feminism, I think I've gained a better understanding of my anti-racism work. Still a little unclear on action items, but it's personal progress.
#bookspinbingo

4/5 stars.

A thoughtful and pertinent article by Rebecca Solnit about masculinity, which chimes with the Grayson Perry book I'm reading, "The Descent of Man".

https://lithub.com/masculinity-as-radical-selfishness-rebecca-solnit-on-the-mask...

This is the perfect example of a narrator that ruins the reading for me. This is serious, necessary reading material, and she sounds like she‘s reading children‘s books. WTActual???🤷🏻‍♀️

@Eggs #wondrouswednesday

• a national park poster based on one of its worst Yelp reviews
• Men Explain Things To Me // Diary of a Fat Girl // Possession
• I wouldn‘t let anyone know that I owned a book they might want to borrow. I mostly read only library books when I‘m out in public, not books I own.

A compilation of feminist essays by Rebecca Solnit.

Finally unpacked and settled into our new home in California. Still so much to do but for tonight I‘m living in my new sheets and this book.

It is satisfying yet so frustrating to see all the things you know are horrible about being a woman in the world and many you didn‘t know written down on paper. We must get together and do more. We cannot rely on elections to save us.
Massive content warning for sexual/gender/racial violence, specifically rape and abuse.

Some women get erased a little at a time, some all at once. Some reappear. Every woman who appears wrestles with the forces that would have her disappear.

“Like racism, misogyny can never be adequately addressed by its victims alone.”

I saw someone reading this essay/book on the train so I checked it out of the library. Glad I did.

"Having the right to show up and speak are basic to survival, to dignity, and to liberty."

1. There are few things I hate as much as being mansplained to! 😡
2. Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
3. I just had gf cornbread and iced tea! Yum! (Southern AF)
4. US Central
5. Green Expatriates...that‘s kinda cool!

@howjessreads #friyayintro

My reading buddy tonight. #catsoflitsy

#thisonesforthegirls who have ever been mansplained to! #lilthjuly @Cinfhen @KarenUK

I really enjoyed your prompts, and I‘m sorry I didn‘t post more!

And I‘m sorry I‘ve been posting so much today. I have a cold and I‘m bored. 🤣🤧

Woke up with back pain so I‘ve switched to audio for a bit #24in48

So glad I finally got around to this one. Definitely one to keep and reread. Dark topics sometimes, but there‘s an overall tone of hope and optimism for the future.

This book has been on the go for a while now and I finally read the last essay this morning. For me it was best read essay by essay giving each one time to sink in and it‘s message to have full effect. I really loved this work. It has such an important message...well measures actually. We have a long way to go. But we are getting there.

Completed Rise Sister Rise this morning and am moving onto this.

I tried to read this before my recent hysterectomy and couldn‘t get past the 3rd page because my Mirena IUD turned me into a hormone monster. During recovery I listened to the e-book while cross-stitching. It was so validating and infuriating all at the same time. I‘ve been telling every woman I know that she needs this book in her life.

1. Fritos!
2. Umm...I bought several including the tagged 🙄
3. 41
4. Not really, though I have a lot of books about books and even more cookbooks
5. Undecided and unknown

#HumpDayPost @MinDea

Haymarket extended their sale through today! $1-2 ebooks, including the tagged book! https://www.haymarketbooks.org

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books
90% off all ebooks! They have some in Spanish so I‘m getting both for side-by-side reading/learning, and there are some freebies too. #bookdeal #dealoftheday #booksale #deals #litsymademedoit #blameitonlitsy

Men explain things to me, but they needn‘t. The last essay in this collection gives forth a ray of hope.

Starting out my #deweys24readathon with this book.

Some #unforgettable reads for me 😍 Give me Tender is the Night over The Great Gatsby any day!

#31bookpics @howjessreads

An interesting collection of essays, pinpointing how small actions and violence grow from the same ideas. Nuanced and mild mannered, reasoning takes centre stage. Not much was new to me, but a good way to refocus. #nonfiction #essays #feminism

The title essay is pretty good, and less extreme than people want you to think. The others varied; I wasn't that interested in the one on Virginia Woolf, for instance. Not a *bad* read, per se, but nothing surprising for someone reasonably aware of the world around them.

My sister and I have been exchanging books for about a year now. I‘m usually on the giving end and she returns them when she‘s done.
It‘s been a great way to reconnect with her since we‘ve both arrived in adulthood. I‘m honored to be building her #mounttbr with her.
#sisters #tbr #feminist #weareallimmigrants #femaleauthor #adulting #family

Not specifically related to this essay but close enough. Saw this post on Instagram and had to share - accurate AF.

Please read this book. It‘s for anyone who considers themselves a feminist of any age or gender.

Starting both tonight. 😄