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We Should All Be Feminists
- Narrated by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Publisher's Summary
A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the best-selling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun, based on her 2013 TEDx talk of the same name.
'I would like to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: we must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently....'
What does feminism mean today?
In this personal, eloquently argued essay - adapted from her much-admired TEDx talk of the same name - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers listeners a unique definition of feminism for the 21st century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author's exploration of what it means to be a woman now - an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.
Critic Reviews
"One and a half million YouTube viewings later, this small but perfectly formed talk has become an equally small but perfectly formed book, thanks to Fourth Estate. The perfect size in fact for handbags, pockets and Christmas stockings. There really is no excuse not to buy several." ( Harper's Bazaar)
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- Anonymous User
- 31-05-2020
Enlightening and gentle
As a 26 yo man, I think coming into this book the most I had ever experienced feminism was in the media, where a lot of different opinions and points of view come together and it can be hard to decide what to think, who to listen to and who to believe.
This book gave me a small insight into the basics of true feminism, and what that looks like and allowed me to conceptualise such a broad and complex issue. Something that I didn’t think I’d ever truly be able to understand and although I most likely never will, this has helped me take the very big first step towards understanding and awareness.
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- 09-03-2021
Brilliant, excellent, wonderful.
A must listen for all. Important and inspiring.
Beautifully narrated, short and sweet. An easy digestive.
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- Julia Bee
- 26-03-2019
Loved it!
The only thing I’ll say is that it was too short! I’ll have to listen to some of her other works.
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- Morgan
- 06-05-2018
thank you Chimamanda
I really enjoyed hearing Chimamanda's story, this was a great start to understanding femaninity for me and potentially us.
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- Kate Cefai
- 21-04-2018
fantastic!
a great quick lost with a good constructive message. a real must listen for all!
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- Christine
- 18-03-2018
Absolutely great listen
Such an easy listen not only because its short, its well written and well read by Chimamanda herself, but also because it hits so many points that we really must reflect on and start making small changes in our actions. 👏🏾👏🏾
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- Jess
- 09-03-2018
This resonated with my lived experience as a woma.
I first heard this speech in her charismatic TED Talk. The talk and speech are the same word for word but this slower and more somber reading highlights different nuances in this message of equality and empowerment.
I'm so happy to have heard this talk.
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- Emmanuel
- 08-05-2017
slightly longer than the Ted talk
if you've already seen the eponymous Ted talk, then you've already heard the meat of it. still, I'm glad to have it here as an always ready reminder of the struggles faced by women and the role I may play in it as a man.
if you haven't heard the talk, you'll enjoy this read thoroughly.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-09-2017
Incredible piece
Finished listening to it all in one sitting and i absolutely loved it! Really thought-provoking. Well written and beautifully narrated by the author herself. 10/10!!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-06-2020
A monologue on gender inequality
Beautiful, sad, inspiring. The peculiarities of what a woman has to go through on a daily basis.
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- Hariet
- 22-04-2020
Great point
good point!!. a clear and concise read every one should listing. why are men so fragile?
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- Phil
- 24-01-2020
The world needs to read and understand this book
Simply a fantastic, to the point book that I wish all human beings would read and take on board.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-01-2020
Thank you
A tad short but really enjoyed it. I've heard the whole book in snippets online. Almost felt like there was no point in me buying the book besides supporting her craft.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-12-2019
thought provoking
great listen, gives a deeper meaning towards gender inequality and I see it as an intro and would like to have a deeper conversation,
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- Anonymous User
- 30-04-2019
Feminism
Loved it, absolutely brilliant narration. Well paced and audible. I felt it could have been longer, but a good read (or listen) nonetheless.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-02-2019
love it. it is so accurate and so well put. it is
I loved it. My favorite part was when she addressed how we should all play a part in feminism, whether male or female.
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- Nosipho
- 26-12-2018
Brilliant material - in point. Thoroughly enjoyed it
Chimamanda; has done it again.
Beautiful- short and sweet; left me in great thought. Thank you for your insights.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-08-2018
Outstanding must-read
Wonderful book and the author is a brilliant person as well as an incredible narrator.
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- Suswati
- 28-01-2017
A good start in intersectional feminist theory
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie does a great job in explaining the fundamental point of feminism. While it is already known to those versed in such sociological aspects, it is a good start in learning about what it actually is.
I was more interested in her viewpoint of intersectional feminism which brings together the effects of race, class and gender on a person and their position in society. I hope that there will be more literature like this in the future.
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- Superwoman
- 18-02-2017
A wonderful treatise for humanity to read
I would love to see this book on the curriculum of every High School in the world, the plight of women in the 21st Century is deplorable and I think this treatise would help to change this. it is written with intelligence and sensitivity and she reads very well, it gave me hope.
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- Ant
- 26-05-2020
very short
There is not very much information in this book wouldn't recommend to others for this reason.
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- Anim-Addo
- 05-05-2020
Beautiful and empowering.
Thought provoking and dare I say a modern classic. Wonderful short piece that I think everyone should read.
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- Keith McCloud
- 21-02-2020
Articulate
This is a short book holding the most amazing idea. I hope it helps change the world.
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- maritareads
- 25-01-2020
Expected more
I expected more from this book and thought she was going to build from the speech given at her TED talk, but oh well. There were some bright moments in this book/speech (bottom power - of a woman - taps into someone else's power), but it did not interrogate fully why we need feminism. I expected a challenge of patriarchal structure on a social, cultural and governmental level from an African/Nigerian perspective, but I did not get that. Instead we got some coddling of benevolent mysoginists ("they don't mean harm") and a strange segue into how her brother is a hot feminist and men too can be feminist if he can. I also got the impression that she was trying too hard to defend her position as a feminist and soften the movement/word for men when sometimes it is better to stand in it and not sugarcoat your movement for anyone. Feminism was boiled down to "raise your sons and daughters in a different way" but this largely ignores that the world also raises us.
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- KOREDE AFONJA
- 04-01-2020
Easy and interesting read
Enjoyed listening to this book. I could identify with the stories and definitely challenged to raise my children to be more aware of gender inequalities and to be proactive in making positive decisions and taking actions.
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- vlademir rodrigues
- 02-01-2020
As the a father of a girl...
As the father of a girl, I'm pleased with this education. We should all be a feminist has just opened my mindset, especially on how to raise/talk and inspire my girl.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-12-2019
Misleading
This is not true in the majority of first world countries. It shows we should educate African nations more.
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- luke
- 13-04-2018
lacks depth of thought due to length of book
lack of depth of thought. I feel as though a novel sized book could allow the author to explore certain thoughts further.
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