239 pages
English language
Published Nov. 2, 2018
All About Love: New Visions is a book by bell hooks published in 2000 that discusses aspects of love in modern society. Hooks combines personal anecdotes as well as psychological and philosophical ideas to develop and strengthen her argument. She focuses on romantic love and believes that in American culture men have been socialized to mistrust the value and power of love while women have been socialized to be loving in most situations – even when their need to receive love goes unmet.
All About Love is everything Radikale Zärtlichkeit fails to be. Courageous, risky, introspective. As usual, bell hooks' writing is clear and deep.
I read this at the end of 2023 and never finished my review. I took another look today, skimming through and dipping in at a couple of spots. I liked it much better than when I first read it, which mostly comes down to this mode of reading and my mindset. Like I say in my full review, it's probably best approached for inspiration, not as a non-fiction explainer.
First post after my redesigning my blog, btw. Looks much nicer now, I think 😊
