racqthebelle's reviews
358 reviews

I liked occasionally seeing Drew’s content on my feed, but I’m not the right audience for this type of feminism and empowerment.

This is a very simple, easy read about a handful of historical women in US women history. Its simplicity makes it easy to digest, especially for children and teens, and the extensive notes, resources, and suggested books for further reading are helpful for when you want to dig deeper. I was originally annoyed by how light the book is given how complex and heavy the lives of the subjects are, but realized this is part of a short non-fiction series by the publisher. This is a great starter for people who have never considered their own role in caring for the earth and how nature itself is the key to our collective liberation.

I liked reading about his life, but he tends to oversimplify some concepts about race and over relies on comparing race in South Africa to race in America to emphasize his points. His comparisons are surface level at best and demonstrate a lack of in-depth understanding of race in America. You can tell he’s used to having these conversations in front of a live studio audience of mostly white people.

It’s actually impressive that this book is filled with so much sex and bondage and still manages to be mind-numbingly boring. I’m only giving it two stars because I found the meta-self-insert odd in an intriguing way (what was the point of it?) and Ruggero’s white supremacist, old-money narcissism was clownishly absurd.