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    Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger
    Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger
    Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger
    Audiobook11 hours

    Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger

    Written by Soraya Chemaly

    Narrated by Soraya Chemaly

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    ***A BEST BOOK OF 2018 SELECTION***
    NPR * The Washington Post * Book Riot * Autostraddle * Psychology Today

    ***A BEST FEMINIST BOOK SELECTION***
    Refinery 29, Book Riot, Autostraddle, BITCH

    Rage Becomes Her is an “utterly eye opening” (Bustle) book that gives voice to the causes, expressions, and possibilities of female rage.

    As women, we’ve been urged for so long to bottle up our anger, letting it corrode our bodies and minds in ways we don’t even realize. Yet there are so, so many legitimate reasons for us to feel angry, ranging from blatant, horrifying acts of misogyny to the subtle drip, drip drip of daily sexism that reinforces the absurdly damaging gender norms of our society.

    In Rage Becomes Her, Soraya Chemaly argues that our anger is not only justified, it is also an active part of the solution. We are so often encouraged to resist our rage or punished for justifiably expressing it, yet how many remarkable achievements would never have gotten off the ground without the kernel of anger that fueled them? Approached with conscious intention, anger is a vital instrument, a radar for injustice and a catalyst for change. On the flip side, the societal and cultural belittlement of our anger is a cunning way of limiting and controlling our power—one we can no longer abide.

    “A work of great spirit and verve” (Time), Rage Becomes Her is a validating, energizing read that will change the way you interact with the world around you.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateSep 11, 2018
    ISBN9781508266594
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    Soraya Chemaly

    Soraya Chemaly is an award-winning writer and activist whose work focuses on the role of gender in culture, politics, religion, and media. She is the Director of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project and an advocate for women’s freedom of expression and expanded civic and political engagement. A prolific writer and speaker, her articles appear in Time, The Verge, The Guardian, The Nation, HuffPost, and The Atlantic. Follow her on Twitter at @SChemaly and learn more at SorayaChemaly.com.

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    • 5/5
      I picked this book because I was having bouts of unpredictable, explosive anger that was entering in to more and more of my life. I wanted to control it and snuff it out, like something was wrong. But I’m a thrice survivor of assault, and this anger is perfectly justifiable. I was used to anxiety and depression- a low energy, hide-away state. But anger is powerful and energetic- it says, “I’ve had enough, and something needs to change, because I deserve better”. I wasn’t used to that feeling that I did deserve better, and it scared me. This book taught me that my anger is a powerful, progressive tool that signifies my willingness to change and fight for better conditions. It will make you angry, and that’s uncomfortable, but I definitely recommend.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I think this is the most important book I've read this year, hell - maybe even ever!
      Absolutely relatable, eye-opening and informative. I wish I could give copies to everyone woman on this planet.
      Embrace your anger. Acknowledge it, channel it, transform it. It will help you.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book is soul bending; validating to all the anger I have ever felt and all of the facets it has portrayed or manifested in. Absolutely brilliant.
    • 5/5
      On point, honest, incredibly well researched and an absolute must-read for every person that is or knows someone raised as a woman.
    • 4/5
      This book provides a historical perspective of inequities against women and in many cases how little gains we've made in evening the playing field.
    • 5/5
      Fascinating study of the power of anger - learned a lot!
    • 5/5
      Very useful and practical what to do with your anger to chanel it towards positive outcomes.
    • 5/5
      This book dives into individual and collective anger with no apologies. This book is enlightening. It gives direct cause and effect and has given me practical suggestion on how to use my anger and rage constructively and Not shy alway from it. This book is a must read for both women and men, and teenagers. I wish this was apart of the school curriculum when I was growing up.
    • 5/5
      Phenomenally written and engaging throughout. The author’s narrative, research, and familial stories are very familiar and powerful to read/listen to. Inspiring and motivational!
    • 5/5
      Amazing! Full of scary statistics and truly mad book, rightfully so. Definitely everyone should have already read this one.
    • 5/5
      This was hard to listen to. Not because of any flaw in the content or narration but simply because 11 hours of injustice is hard to listen to. I’ve not checked the bibliography or any of that stuff. I’m not sure I care what the patronizing standards of “scholarship” the book met or did not meet. The authors thoughts were clear, well articulated and well documented. Frankly I would love it if there were some way to prove all of this wrong and the delusions of the author, so that I would not have believe that we have behaved so badly. Alas I cannot, and so I had a excruciating experience with reality.
      Read the book.
      Put it in the curriculum of every high school.
      I hope it makes you as angry as it does me.

      4 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      A little over halfway through this book, the author asks a question to the effect of: can you read a book about anger without becoming enraged? At least for me, the answer is no. Now, to be honest, I picked up this book in part because I was already annoyed, frustrated, and angry. What was great about this book was the validation it provided: it's amazing how powerful it is to have someone acknowledge your feelings and say the problems you struggle with are real and justified. This book also didn't shrink away from pointing out intersectional problems with women's anger, that some women are angry with each other, and that women can be angry about different things. I was worried when I started this book that it's relevance would be muted in the post-Trump era, but a certain New York governor proved that this book and topic are likely to be around and relevant for quite some time.
    • 4/5
      So much of this book did not surprise me. If you identify as a woman and have ever been sexually harassed (or worse) or read Roxane Gay, most of the data in this book will not shock you. Truthfully, this book should be read and digested by men, and sadly, they probably won't. I really liked the last chapter on how to channel anger, and I wish the book had taken a more pragmatic focus. As it was, I felt a clear preaching-to-the-choir strain that made me chafe a bit. It was not at all a cathartic read, but that has more to do with subject matter and approach than the author's ideas and quality of writing style (which was excellent).