Reviews
A peerless pleasure.--New York Times Rich offers a powerful reminder of the continuous self-reflection required to fight ignorance--one's own and others'.... A profound and beautiful call to think, and feel, and fight.--New York Times Book Review [ Essential Essays ] shows us a woman in full command of her intellect and art.... [Rich] is more relevant than ever.--San Francisco Chronicle Reading [ Essential Essays ], one is struck by the breadth of Rich's research, the force of her arguments, the elegance and honesty of her personal writing.--Bookforum Feminist poet and literary critic Gilbert skillfully selects examples that convey the considerable breadth of Rich's purview as an essayist and exhibit her characteristic strategy of rejecting surface explanations and turning experience around in the light of subjective truth. Approachable, effective excerpts afford breathtaking encounters with genius.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Vibrant.... [Rich's] essays, always provocative, clear, and packed with insights, are wise, refreshingly humane, and well worth reading.--Publishers Weekly An excellent guide to living for anyone invested in the feminist struggle today, or the struggle for self-determination and equality more broadly.--Pacific Standard This collection refreshes an esteemed opinion of Rich's invaluable contributions to poetry and feminist thought.--New York Journal of Books
