Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

This book is excellent. I try to read a lot of books about feminism and racism, and this book is so great because there is not one wasted paragraph- not once did I think oh, I've read all this before. Cooper has an excess of interesting and nuanced ideas. She is an excellent writer as well, so she is able to communicate her unique ideas in an especially clear and persuasive manner. This is clearly going to be one of those nonfiction books that I ...read more

I never thought myself to be a feminist but I see from reading this book that I do have feminist aspects. I believe that we all do. In a world where not only all lives matter, but Black Lives Matter; this book was very eye opening. I enjoyed the Ms. Cooper shared some of her own experiences and helped with being able to resonate and use those empathy skills.

Really powerful read. Definitely don't think I'm the target audience, but I'm very glad I committed to reading it nonetheless. This quote from the book really stuck with me, and I think will continue to stay stuck for a long time: "The harm is no less harmful simply because we know what caused it."