evanorlando's reviews
14 reviews

I think while I do agree with the core philosophy of this essay, that being misandry is a completely valid response to the systematic and incessant sexism and violence women face, but I have one major qualm with this essay. The complete omission of transgender people from the conversation. I have said this before and I will say it again; if your feminism, your anti-racism, your anti-homophobia, your any human rights movement does not include transgender people, it is not comprehensive nor is it truly intersectional.

Proper good. Dolly writes like she's known you, the anonymous reader, for her entire life. Everything I Know About Love is the book equivalent of someone you barely know, whose just downed half a bottle of vodka, trying to explain to you the concept for their slightly too ambition half-lying-half-truthful autobiography - except with Dolly, I am behind her every step of the way. Points removed though because this book has made me desperately miss my boyfriend who has been ill for a week now :(

5/5 in the sense that every cisgender person should read this. It is brilliantly written and perfectly encapsulates the transgender experience in modern day. However, if you are a transgender person interested in social politics and your rights - like myself - you will find this an incredibly difficult read. If you are transgender, relatively informed and anti-capitalist in all the right ways, you probably won't gain any new insight into transgender liberation. And because of the nature of essay writing, there are tons of statistics relating to transgender suffering. It is for these very reasons I think anyone who has firsthand experience of transphobia or simply is transgender in the UKs currently political climate, should not read this book - if only for the sake of their own mental health as in short this book can appear a collation of our communities suffering. 

very interesting take on the importance of silence in life and nice that it wasn't centered around the typical meditation format. I might start going on walks without music.

update; silence has made me calmer and less stressed. I now walk in silence in the morning for a minimum of five minutes. After which, I ask myself do I want to continue in silence, listen to music, or a podcast. Most days I will choose silence. 

Also, it has meant I am more conscious about the music and content I choose to surround myself with which is always a bonus.