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lizshayne's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
This book makes me want to write and a little makes me want to throw away the idea that writing is even possible.
It isn't.
We do it anyway.
I loved getting to know Solnit as more than the voice behind "Men Explain Things to Me" and all the stories and the care that she takes in telling them. She's so careful with the shards of her life and with so many lives; recognizing their sharpness and finding ways to make them into a mosaic anyway.
I love the way she uses language and I love the way her words are luminous.
It isn't.
We do it anyway.
I loved getting to know Solnit as more than the voice behind "Men Explain Things to Me" and all the stories and the care that she takes in telling them. She's so careful with the shards of her life and with so many lives; recognizing their sharpness and finding ways to make them into a mosaic anyway.
I love the way she uses language and I love the way her words are luminous.
katebushofficial's review against another edition
3.5
largely very affirming read but has a bit of a fleabag’s godmum vibe about it
svankannel's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
fallingautumn's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Really enjoyed the first half, the second half I couldn’t get into as much, though I did enjoy the general theme of it
elleriekaren's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
placuszekzmango's review against another edition
4.0
daję 4, bo ciągnęła się dosyć długo i podejmowała tematy z obszarów, z których w ogóle nie posiadam wiedzy. Aczkolwiek, dawno nie identyfikowałam się tak bardzo z kogoś bildungsroman i światopoglądem, wobec czego lektura była podróżą wielu małych zachwytów. Mam już w planach kolejne pozycje Solnit i mam nadzieję, że również otworzą mi oczy na wiele spraw w obrębie aktywizmu, feminizmu i samej sztuki oraz aktu pisania.
lily_snyder's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
the first 2/3ish of this book seemed to be lifted directly from my inner thoughts then i got very bored