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A review by kait_sixcrowsbooks
Where Freedom Starts: Sex, Power, Violence, #MeToo by Verso
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
A fascinating collection of essays re: the #MeToo movement. I originally obtained this from Verso when they were giving it away for free, back in 2021, and many of these essays were written during the height of the movement. It’s interesting to read this collection now, when it seems that #MeToo has died down considerably…and what do we have to show for it? I held a bit of cynicism while reading it because there seemed to be so much hope for the future within these essays, and I can’t confidently say that anything has significantly changed. Perhaps it has, and I’m being nihilistic. But either way, while some of these essays weren’t necessarily ones that I preferred, the collection as a whole was incredibly strong, and I appreciated the diverse set of voices and topics.
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment