Comments on: Review: Brown, Richard Rodriguez https://readingtheend.com/2014/02/24/review-brown-richard-rodriguez/ before I read the middle Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:45:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Eva https://readingtheend.com/2014/02/24/review-brown-richard-rodriguez/#comment-17922 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:45:47 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=5134#comment-17922 I read his first memoir Hunger of Memory in January and while I found it worth reading and at points thought-provoking (lots of stuff about class & race & education & colonialism), he was ridiculously male-centric. As in, at one point he imagines the possible reader of the book he’s writing & he’s musing on possible variations and it never even occurs to him the reader might not be a ‘he.’ Meurgh. It got old after awhile; I always find myself more frustrated with (male) writers who are very aware of some privileges but completely overlook gender ones.

That being said, Hunger of Memory is very personal and he doesn’t shy away from committing himself to things. So I bet you’d find it interesting (I’m glad I read it)! And I still want to read his new one, which I think looks more at religion.

]]> By: Athira https://readingtheend.com/2014/02/24/review-brown-richard-rodriguez/#comment-17813 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:20:08 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=5134#comment-17813 It bugs me that this writing sounds very vague. Probably will drive me nuts, but glad that the book is evocative in parts. That makes reading it worthwhile.

]]> By: Word Lily https://readingtheend.com/2014/02/24/review-brown-richard-rodriguez/#comment-17803 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:40:37 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=5134#comment-17803 I think I have his Hunger of Memory on my TBR shelf.

]]> By: Michael John Jones https://readingtheend.com/2014/02/24/review-brown-richard-rodriguez/#comment-17802 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:35:05 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=5134#comment-17802 Sounds intresting how can I have the book mike Jones

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