Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Along with Lindy West and Jessica Valenti, Solnit is a modern feminist who I am drawn to given recent world events. In this book of essays, she details some of her personal experiences and reflections on society as to where we are as women in the world today. The title of the book (which garnered all sorts of look on the subway) refers to the first essay, wherein she is at a party and the (male) host won't let her get a word in edgewise about a brand new book on an esoteric topic that it turns out she is the author of. While no other essay quite has the punch of that story, even the drier essays are instructive. As good social commentary, they point out things we accept as everyday occurrences, and remind us that they are Not Normal.
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