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nerdyprettythings 's review for:
A Burst of Light: And Other Essays
by Audre Lorde
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Robin Miles! It was very exciting to hear the words of Audre Lorde read by one of the best audiobook narrators in the business. Mostly a combination of journal entries, this book was written during the last years of Lorde's life as she deals with liver cancer. As always, the racism and homophobia she fought are far too familiar, particularly in the beginning when she's talking about lesbians being portrayed as predators. In terms of the overarching fight with cancer, it was very sad to read that this brilliant woman was roped in by homeopathic "doctors" after dealing with dismissal, racism, and fatphobia from cancer doctors. My only concern about this republishing is that it might be intended to support "homeopathic medicine" or lead people to consider it as a good alternative to real medicine.