Another rave for the latest Dispatch Book, Rebecca Solnit’s “Men Explain Things to Me,” which continues to inhabit indie bestseller lists and is now in its second printing with more to come. It’s a genuine book-publishing thrill to have a hit on our hands. This review from Lip Magazine couldn’t be more on target! Tom “In 2008 longtime activist, social commentator, and overall renaissance superwoman Rebecca Solnit made a splash in the feminist blogosphere with her post Men Explain Things to Me, a bold and quirky manifesto against male-on-female silencing. Ever since her wry critique hit the scene, Solnit has been dubbed the matriarch of mansplaining and has further cemented her work as required reading for all things feminist. “Now, six years later, her humble yet biting post is back for more. Solnit has cobbled together an essay sampler that packs a feminist punch in Men Explain Things to Me, available from Haymarket Books. “You might recall Solnit’s snappy prose and on-point wisdom from her work with Harper’s magazine or her other books. But for those still unfamiliar with her, all you need to know is that Rebecca Solnit has a fierce feminist and activist bent that has taken her all over the place—to the infamous and highly radioactive Nevada Test Site, to critique landscape and gender in art, and to the web as a loud-and-proud advocate for women everywhere. “In short, Men Explain Things to Me is the perfect breeze-read for newbies and Solnit-lovers alike, providing a little something for everyone in its wit and clarity. The book weighs in at a brisk 130 pages—with art by Ana Teresa Fernandez—which makes this skinny volume a great companion to a cup of vanilla rooibos and a few hours spent in your favorite comfy chair… “As a critic I am obliged to share the fallacies of the book, to illuminate the places where the logic tanked or the prose was yawn-worthy. But having burned through this afternoon read twice—which includes several punchy essays I haven’t introduced here—I can’t place this book as anything less than a brilliant, varied, and thoroughly enjoyable read—and definitely an addition to my list of feminist faves. With that, I urge you to get to your favorite bookshop or library and snag a copy of Men Explain Things to Me. Pull up a chair, brew something tasty, and venture into the wilderness of what a changed world might look like.” lipmag/arts/lip-lit-men-explain-things-to-me/
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:15:01 +0000
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