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Sarah
Nov 02, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mexico, feminism, radical-nonfiction, latin-america-nonfiction, nonfiction, latinx, american-nonfiction, immigration, classics, best-books-ever
This book is a classic - but you already knew that. It took me a long time to read because she writes in such Spanish slang and/or dialect that I had to use a dictionary A LOT, and much of the time only marginally successfully, but it was so, so good. Anzaldúa is frequently, rightly compared to Audre Lorde, and I had a very similar feeling while reading this book as to Sister, Outsider. Anzaldúa covers so much ground, and was one of the first feminists - if not the first - to publish such as wid ...more
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melissa
Oct 03, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: re-read, women
I'd give it a 3.5 from memory. I read this back in college, so I might need to read it again to see if I appreciate more of it now. ...more
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K
Apr 14, 2010 rated it it was ok
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Jan 10, 2012 marked it as to-read
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May 29, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Paula
Apr 21, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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