first book by dworkin i've read, and also the first she wrote. mostly respect it for its scope/ambition. the best parts are her absolutely lacerating readings of cheap porn magazines and her chapter on the history of footbinding as an example of gender being both entirely invented and literally disabling. the mythological speculation toward the end might be more compelling if it didn't make sweeping universal claims like "we went from androgynous gods to female mother gods and maybe that's where the incest taboo comes from" while citing people like joseph campbell with a tendency to bullshit. the last section's surprisingly pro-trans for the reputation radical feminism usually has: it frames trans people as in direct conflict with the medical/psychiatric establishment and establishes the right to transition in no uncertain terms. (she also kind of maybe definitely defends bestiality but WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT.) be prepared for the preface …
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BarelySentient rated Short History of Trans Misogyny: 4 stars
BarelySentient rated Abolish the Family: 5 stars
Abolish the Family by Sophie Lewis
What if family were not the only place you might hope to feel safe, loved, cared for and accepted?
What …
BarelySentient rated Revolting Prostitutes: 5 stars
Revolting Prostitutes by Juno Mac, Molly Smith
You hear that selling sex is degrading; you hear that no one would ever choose to do it; you hear …
BarelySentient reviewed Woman Hating by Andrea Dworkin
Debut work of non-fiction from the radical feminist writer, exploring "the view of woman as …
overall kind of whiplash-inducing
4 stars
first book by dworkin i've read, and also the first she wrote. mostly respect it for its scope/ambition. the best parts are her absolutely lacerating readings of cheap porn magazines and her chapter on the history of footbinding as an example of gender being both entirely invented and literally disabling. the mythological speculation toward the end might be more compelling if it didn't make sweeping universal claims like "we went from androgynous gods to female mother gods and maybe that's where the incest taboo comes from" while citing people like joseph campbell with a tendency to bullshit. the last section's surprisingly pro-trans for the reputation radical feminism usually has: it frames trans people as in direct conflict with the medical/psychiatric establishment and establishes the right to transition in no uncertain terms. (she also kind of maybe definitely defends bestiality but WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT.) be prepared for the preface making the horrible decision to quote yoko ono on woman being the __ of the world.
BarelySentient rated Aleph and other stories: 4 stars
Aleph and other stories by Jorge Luis Borges
The Aleph and Other Stories (Spanish: El Aleph, 1949) is a book of short stories by Argentine writer Jorge Luis …
BarelySentient rated The Origin of Capitalism: 4 stars
The Origin of Capitalism by Ellen Meiksins Wood
"How did the dynamic economic system we know as capitalism develop among the peasants and lords of feudal Europe? In …
BarelySentient rated Introduction to Feminism: 4 stars
BarelySentient rated The Souls of Black Folk: 4 stars
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches is a 1903 work of American literature by W. E. B. Du …
BarelySentient rated Woman Hating: 4 stars
Woman Hating by Andrea Dworkin
Debut work of non-fiction from the radical feminist writer, exploring "the view of woman as carnal victim, sacrificer of self, …
BarelySentient rated Woman Hating: 3 stars
Woman Hating by Andrea Dworkin
Debut work of non-fiction from the radical feminist writer, exploring "the view of woman as carnal victim, sacrificer of self, …
BarelySentient rated Caliban and the Witch: 4 stars
Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici
Caliban and the Witch is a history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts …
BarelySentient rated Woman Hating: 4 stars
Woman Hating by Andrea Dworkin
Debut work of non-fiction from the radical feminist writer, exploring "the view of woman as carnal victim, sacrificer of self, …
BarelySentient rated Short History of Trans Misogyny: 5 stars
Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It's the harmful debris …
great book
5 stars
incredibly solid book that's constructed with its own philosophy in mind. fresh insights in every paragraph, and real, practical exercises for the reader to reorient themselves. unlike anything else i've ever read about writing, something i'll have to come back to.