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Fierce: Essays by and about Dauntless Women by Caitlin Grace Mcdonnell, Kara Lee Corthron, Edissa Nicolás-Huntsman, Taté Walker, Chicava HoneyChild, Karyn Kloumann, Nancy Agabian, Debra Brehmer, Betsy Andrews, Meera Nair

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5.0

This was a beautiful collection of essays. Each essay wove together the life of the author and the life of the woman they were profiling, and the result was engaging and thought provoking. I had never heard of most of the women featured, and I loved that I learned so many new things. The authors also dug really deeply into their lives and experiences. They were radically honest and vulnerable while still showing resilience and determination. I found that really inspiring. 

My two favorite essays were "Nangeli: Her Defiant Breasts" by Meera Nair and "Origins" by Taté Walker's. All of them were great, but these two were particularly engaging. 

I often give away books after I finish them, but I'm keeping this one. I have a feeling that I will come back to it again and again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Racism and Misogyny