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Men Explain Things to Me

Rebecca Solnit

Start date: June 22, 2015

Finish date: May 22, 2015

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Mar 25, 2015 Melissa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-should-read-again-later, books-to-think-about

Humorous title aside, this collection of 7 essays is so on-point and relevant, particularly after the crazy last few weeks on the bookternet where friends were threatened and called names for voicing an opinion - their very right to exist questioned by people who wished to silence and control them.

I just wish this was longer (it's quite a small book). ...more

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Sep 14, 2017 Tara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: body-views

This is the book that I will gift everyone I possibly can. Read it. Buy it. Read it again and take notes.

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Feb 03, 2016 Jen rated it really liked it

Important and thought provoking. Certainly helped me articulate the feelings of being a woman in modern society and what still needs to be done. I will probably revisit some of these.

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Dec 02, 2016 Kristen rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016, non-fiction, essays

I know so many people, men and women both, who need to read this. But I'm sure they won't. Of course, that's part of the problem, and the reason the essays collected in the book exist in the first place. ...more

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Mar 02, 2018 Alison rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: nonfiction, dcpl_elibrary

I didn't like this as much as I expected. The essays were clearly written, and well written, but I struggled to really connect with it I guess. Which is bizarre, as a woman in the world. ...more

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