Ain't I a Woman
by bell hooks
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: an emotional non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
A world renowned author, scholar, public intellectual, and activist, bell hooks was 19 years old when she wrote Ain't I a Woman (published ten years later). It was her first book, and one of the first published by South End Press, an independent, np, collectively-organized publisher dedicated to advancing movements for radical social change.
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- bell hooks
- Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 206
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