ElectricMari reviewed Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit
Bah
3 stars
Except for the chapter on Virginia Woolf, this whole book screams "white feminism" to me.
Hardcover, 144 pages
Published Nov. 6, 2014 by Granta, Granta Books.
4 stars
(7 reviews)
In her comic, scathing essay "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She wrote about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don't, about why this arises, and how this aspect of the gender wars works, airing some of her own hilariously awful encounters. She ends on a serious note-- because the ultimate problem is the silencing of women who have something to say, including those saying things like, "He's trying to kill me!" This book features that now-classic essay with six perfect complements, including an examination of the great feminist writer Virginia Woolf 's embrace of mystery, of not knowing, of doubt and ambiguity, a highly original inquiry into marriage equality, and a terrifying survey of the scope of contemporary violence against women
4thace reviewed Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Review of 'Men Explain Things to Me' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I am not well-versed in the history of feminism but it seemed to me that these essays from about a dozen years ago were just a little ahead of the curve when it came to burning issues like speech belittling women's thoughts and sexual harrassment. The opinions and arguments made are probably not as surprising to a reader who follows the debates of our times, but they are well-expressed. I did like the one essay about themes in Virginia Woolf's writing which made me want to pick up one book of hers which I've had on my list to read for a long time now. This is a slim little volume a person could read in a day or two.
dezdono reviewed Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Review of 'Men Explain Things to Me' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I'm torn on rating this one, because two of the sections of this book are so phenomenal that they deserve five-star ratings, but there are seven chapters to this book. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
