![]() ![]() hooks doesn't capitalize her name) is an amazing writer and a whole lot more: cultural critic, feminist theorist, former Yale professor, charismatic speaker, and writer, the "The Atlantic Monthly" calls her one of our America's leading public intellectual, while the Utne Reader's has her in their "100 Visionaries Who Could Change Your Life" list, etc. I certainly hope that serious listeners aren't put off by the misleading reviews. ![]() Together, bell and Robin take us, the listeners, on a journey from historical to present-day that conveys the importance of embracing feminism. She matched her tone to the author's content: insightful and poignant. Miles uses a steady pace-not too slow, not too fast. The language is readily accessible and the narration is superb. As a fan of bell hooks, I'm bias, I suppose, but this audiobook does what it sets out to do - give a primer on feminism in easy to understandable language. I bet that guy says that about all the feminist books. ![]() And then there are the critiques of bell hooks and the book itself: some guy pretending to be looking for "a solid argument in favor of feminism" says this book is tripe. Robin Miles, one of the first inductees into Audio File Magazine's Narrator Hall of Fame, is called robotic! I guess perfection is too much for some people. I'm so surprised to read some of the reviews about this audiobook. ![]()
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