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macroscopicentric's review against another edition
I got literally two pages into this book and then had to put it down. I’m really into the ideas and was originally super excited to read this. But Lewis’ writing is just unreadably florid (on the second page, for example, she uses “perchance” as a transition between sentences and it just had no business being there). The bigger turnoff though, which I see in a lot of sociological and political theory nonfiction, is that she starts by assuming her audience isn’t on board with her, and therefore spent the first few pages doing some weird preemptive handwringing of her own ideas of the “oh no! how scary!” rhetorical variety. I didn’t need to be converted, I was here to listen to what she said about her own ideas, and the automatic defensiveness was both boring and in my way. I’d love to see someone else synthesize Lewis’ thesis and arguments for me but I just can’t bring myself to read her own writing about it.
caitsidhe's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Solid, persuasive, and readable overview of what family abolition is, its history, and why it is needed.
almondnumberone's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.5
It was very useful to read about other authors that delve deeper into this topic. However, I didn't particularly enjoy the writing style nor the lack of organisational information for someone that would like to go forward in this way of thinking (almost anticlimactic, even)
sunfishcakes's review against another edition
3.5
Probably by its nature as a manifesto, sort of scattered and thin, also while still being kind of dense with spurts of more acces ible passion, but I think it makes for a good starting resource list of other thinkers on this topic.
eljel's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5