![]() Her willingness to educate and freely discourse is clear in every line, yet it appears alongside her completely understandable frustration that is, always, down to “her” (the minority) to take responsibility to spread that education, as opposed to it being sought out by those who need it most. Yet there is deep and open emotion in her writing – it’s inviting and moving for all that it is sometimes incredibly difficult to read. She does not apologize for the ugly truths she is telling, nor does she try to hide them. She softens no blows and uses no euphemisms. (Of note, there is little to nothing about gender fluidity/trans populations – this is still a sub-topic of intersectionality that needs much more attention and acknowledgement and Lorde’s writing is not a fix for that specific situation.) Lorde’s way with words is direct and intense. I just had so many thoughts and reactions while reading this (and listening too – I did a mix of both), and don’t think there’s any other way to share it all with you.įirst, let me just say that this was one of the most comprehensive and articulate collections on race, gender, sexuality, and the intersection of the three, that I have ever read. I’ll give a short overview of my feels for the collection as a whole and then give a little blurb about each story/essay, along with any pull quotes (of which there will be a lot) that stood out to me. Sister Outsider by Audre LordeĮven though this is a collection of essays and speeches, I’m going to treat it the way I usually handle short story collections. On a recent book exchange trip to my local indie/used bookstore, I decided that was as good a time as ever to jump in, and grabbed a copy of this gorgeous new edition with the store credit I had. A few months ago, I put out a call for recommendations on bookstagram for where to start with her works and I didn’t get a lot of responses, but all the ones I did get suggested Sister Outsider. However, I’ve been trying to read more diversely, including more diverse nonfiction, so to be honest, from that perspective, it’s about time I picked something up that she’s written. I have never been much into poetry, so it’s not completely surprising.
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