Morgan's review
Living My Life (Penguin Classics) by Emma Goldman
Morgan's review
rating:
bookshelves: currently-reading
recommended for: my mom, your mom, Sarah Palin
rating:
bookshelves: currently-reading
recommended for: my mom, your mom, Sarah Palin
In a time when even the farthest flung reaches of the American left are actually sorta psyched about a presidential candidate, the words of Emma Goldman come as a refreshing kick in the pants. Her writing explodes with life, bursting with an unabashedly anarchist ideology. The book reads like a who's-who of late 19th/early 20th century anarchism, rich with colorful details chronicling the events and differences within the movement. All the while, Emma Goldman keeps it personal, relating all these political philosophies and goings on to her own lived experience. The layout of the book is superb—each page bears a synopsis of its contents in the upper margin. Headings such as, "Erotic experiences of my childhood," or, "The president dies. Am I sorry?" make Goldman's memoir an accessible read. Read this book and be swept off your feet.
