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oraclebykittie's review
5.0
delicious and exciting and beautifully composed. trinh t minh-ha is so so good, i spent lots of time reading and rereading passages and sections in random order. fuck yesss
honeysenchalatte's review
4.0
Minh-Ha's writing style can at first take some getting used to. At first, her writing felt a little like waxing poetic, but the book reveals itself to be very substantive in no time at all.
I haven't read that much theory, so I didn't know what to expect when I first started it. The post-colonial angle caught my eye, especially as an Asian American girl.
I wasn't disappointed-- a very insightful read that covered a broader range of topics than I thought it would.
The book is divided into four sections that jump from the WOC's creative process, to criticisms of western anthropology, to gender/sex politics for WOC, to storytelling.
Minh-Ha's overarching message was pretty clear, but the transitions to each respective topic were abrupt.
Gonna be real here, the second chapter on anthropology bored me immensely, and felt like a weird interruption between the first and third chapters. Maybe it would be more enlightening to someone who disagrees with or hasn't considered the criticisms of white/western anthropology.
Overall, it was really cool and exciting to read about the experiences of other women of color, specifically Asian women, and be able to relate (a disappointingly rare topic to come across)
I learned a little bit, thought a lot, and even though it didn't change me as a person, I'm glad I picked this book up. B-)
I haven't read that much theory, so I didn't know what to expect when I first started it. The post-colonial angle caught my eye, especially as an Asian American girl.
I wasn't disappointed-- a very insightful read that covered a broader range of topics than I thought it would.
The book is divided into four sections that jump from the WOC's creative process, to criticisms of western anthropology, to gender/sex politics for WOC, to storytelling.
Minh-Ha's overarching message was pretty clear, but the transitions to each respective topic were abrupt.
Gonna be real here, the second chapter on anthropology bored me immensely, and felt like a weird interruption between the first and third chapters. Maybe it would be more enlightening to someone who disagrees with or hasn't considered the criticisms of white/western anthropology.
Overall, it was really cool and exciting to read about the experiences of other women of color, specifically Asian women, and be able to relate (a disappointingly rare topic to come across)
I learned a little bit, thought a lot, and even though it didn't change me as a person, I'm glad I picked this book up. B-)
krisawesome's review
I haven't been in the right headspace for this book for months. Or it's just too dense for me. Or both. I'm not sure which. I may come back to this at a later date but for now I'm considering it abandoned.
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