Rebecca Solnit

"Commentary on women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the gender binary, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more"--Amazon.com.

The Mother of All Questions

Following on from the success of Men Explain Things to Me comes a new collection of essays in which Rebecca Solnit opens up a feminism for all of us: one that doesn't stigmatize women's lives, whether they include spouses and children or not; that brings empathy to the silences in men's lives as well as the silencing of women's lives; celebrates the ways feminism has shifted in recent years to reclaim rape jokes, revise canons, and rethink our everyday lives.

Further Feminisms

Elina Berzina

Anddy G

Lo padre de Rebecca Solnit es que te lleva de la mano en cada uno de sus ensayos. The mother of all questions retoma temas de sus ensayos en Men explain things to me y lo profundiza con su tema central: el silencio. 

Desde los roles de género en la sociedad hasta la importancia de movimientos políticos y sociales para generar todo cambio en la sociedad y el mundo, Rebecca Solnit te lo explica todo. Y te deja pensando, a veces dices "wey, eso ya lo sabía" hasta que te das cuenta que nunca lo habías analizado profundamente. 
En fin. Fan total de esta mujer. Se sabe.

Lindsay

The introduction is great. But the way too few mentions of how race and queerness interact with feminism are not fully formed and borderline harmful. The audiobook narrator pronounced latinx "la-tinks". After the majority of the first half of the book focused on sexual assault, it went on to laud two male comedians with well known accusations of sexual harassment/sexual misconduct as open feminists using their platform and maleness to call out other men and praise feminism. Absolutely disgusting and I'm quitting. DNF @ 53%

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Samantha Plakun

Megan Parrott

Heather Margaret

Emma Bose

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Ana Hein

A collection of feminist essays steeped in “Solnit’s unapologetically observant and truth-speaking voice on toxic, violent masculinity” (The Los Angeles Review). In a timely and incisive follow-up to her national bestseller Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit offers sharp commentary on women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the gender binary, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more. In characteristic style, “Solnit draw[s] anecdotes of female indignity or male aggression from history, social media, literature, popular culture, and the news . . . The main essay in the book is about the various ways that women are silenced, and Solnit focuses upon the power of storytelling—the way that who gets to speak, and about what, shapes how a society understands itself and what it expects from its members. The Mother of All Questions poses the thesis that telling women’s stories to the world will change the way that the world treats women, and it sets out to tell as many of those stories as possible” (The New Yorker). “There’s a new feminist revolution—open to people of all genders—brewing right now and Rebecca Solnit is one of its most powerful, not to mention beguiling, voices.”—Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times–bestselling author of Natural Causes “Short, incisive essays that pack a powerful punch.” —Publishers Weekly “A keen and timely commentary on gender and feminism. Solnit’s voice is calm, clear, and unapologetic; each essay balances a warm wit with confident, thoughtful analysis, resulting in a collection that is as enjoyable and accessible as it is incisive.” —Booklist

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