Title: We Should All Be Feminists
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Anchor Canada
Pub Date: February 3, 2015
Format: Paperback
Pages: 48
Source: Purchased
Genre(s): Essays, Non-Fiction, Feminism
Rating: ★★★★★
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Synopsis from Goodreads:
In this personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah, offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman now—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.
My mini-review:
“The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are. Imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn’t have the weight of gender expectations.”
Everyone should read this. Boys, girls, men, women. Everyone.
Adichie has eloquently summed up everything I’ve ever felt about what being a “feminist” means. She reminds us all why feminist shouldn’t be a bad word. It is not a bad word, just so we are clear.
On a side note: Feminism does not dismiss the issues of hyper-masculinity. As Adichie says, “Masculinity is a hard, small cage, and we put boys inside this cage.” We must all make an effort to acknowledge and reform gender norms if we truly want to achieve equality. It’s quite simple.
Please read this. Pass it along to your brothers, fathers, sisters, best friends, neighbours, etc.
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I need to read this book so badly! Feminism is something that needs more discussion and more priority in my life. Hopefully I come across this soon!
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I highly recommend it! I’m very new to feminist literature but this book breaks it down and is very easy to understand!
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I read this book last year and I fell in love with it. She puts my thoughts into words and is so articulate!
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Exactly! I love the way she explained everything.
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This is one of my favorite books of all time!
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I can see why! I can’t wait to read more from her. I’m sure her other books are just as amazing, if not better!
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I read Americanah by this author and I adored it so I’m definitely going to be adding this one to my TBR now! 🙂
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I’ve heard so many good things about Americanah! It needs to go on my TBR as well.
Hope you enjoy this one! It’s a very quick read.
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