sister outsider essays and speeches by audre lorde

This performance is embarrassingly awful. I wanted to finish this book for my monthly book club & when it was announced I was looking forward to it! I thought essays and speeches would inherently lend themselves to an audiobook seamlessly. What didn’t you like about Robin Eller’s performance? Ain't I a Woman - Bell Hooks Mixing well researched, historical facts with personal anecdotes. What other book might you compare Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches to and why? The lack of emotion in this performance lower Lorde's powerful words to the level of a barely successful used car salesman giving a high school commencement speech. But to get the most out of this book you should pick it up at your favorite used bookstore. What did you like best about Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches? What did you like least?Īudre Lorde is an amazing writer and essential voice to feminists, WOC, and the lesbian community. But I still had to listen to every word to the end because I love the author so much. The narrator's voice however felt mechanical and dispassionate and her pronunciation Adrianne drove me nuts. Having had the privilege of hearing Audrey Lorde speak many many years ago in Montreal, her voice then was very different and more passionate & had gravitas.

The problem I had was that the narrator to me sounded like a bad version of Siri. This is a book that I have internalized and will always carry with me in my heart and I enjoyed to listening to it. She writes in a very accessible manner and her way of explaining things is digestible mentally and even emotionally. Audrey Lourde should be required reading for everyone not just college educated. The fact that it is still so relevant is both frustrating and powerful.

Listening to it again has been profound in many many ways. I read this book in college then taught it while in grad school to undergraduates.

Sister outsider essays and speeches by audre lorde