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A review by trywii
The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way by Sara Ahmed
2.0
This book suffers the same issues as the author’s other book “Living a Feminist Life”, in that it’s frustratingly repetitive and redundant.
There’s a number of good points made, but you have to wade through the PARAGRAPHS of “(Word) is defined as (definition), it also means (another definition) and (a slightly different definition), but to (definition) is to (other definition), for how can we (definition) if we don’t (slightly different definition)?”
It’s also, as the title may imply, not a handbook- It’s more so a series of essays and anecdotes. The academic jargon and the nature of the writing also isn’t accessible for the layperson who may be seeking an actual handbook.
There’s a number of good points made, but you have to wade through the PARAGRAPHS of “(Word) is defined as (definition), it also means (another definition) and (a slightly different definition), but to (definition) is to (other definition), for how can we (definition) if we don’t (slightly different definition)?”
It’s also, as the title may imply, not a handbook- It’s more so a series of essays and anecdotes. The academic jargon and the nature of the writing also isn’t accessible for the layperson who may be seeking an actual handbook.