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Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays) by Rebecca Solnit

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guinness74's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Solnit's writing is deep, inspiring, and encouraging. It's been easy, over the last decade or so, when these essays were written, to say that things are hopeless or impossible. Most of that coincided with a Trump presidency, the spectre of which looms ungracefully in the near future once again. Solnit is not a Trump fan, nor am I, but it is refreshing to see that there's something beyond the existential dread that pervades within that idea: the proverbial silver lining, if you will. And Solnit is not puffery or light reading by any stretch. I'm a fairly intelligent person and I found myself going back over paragraphs to understand what it was that she was conveying.

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

This is my second of Solnit's essay collections (and the first I've successfully finished), and I still am not sure how I feel overall. This collection speaks so clearly from our political atmosphere in 2017/18 that it feels almost historical, yet we're still considering the same topics and questions today. And while what she's writing about is important (especially centering marginalized voice within her essays), something about her tone bothers me. She's at her strongest when discussing individuals, journalism and her hope for the future of our country, but the text in between that felt redundant at times.

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majesticbirdy's review

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challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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