All
About Love : New Visions by Bell
Hooks
Readers of bell hooks's fiery and eloquent
attacks on racism and sexism might be surprised to see her take
on the elusive subject of love, but in her own unique way, hooks
beautifully weaves her childhood search for that emotion with
society's misuse (and dire need) of it. All About Love
takes apart the sentimental and often fleeting aspects of
romance, stuck in the muddled urges of sex, and details the
problems that arise from the confusion between the two. What
hooks does best is reveal that the true force of love lies in
its spiritual, redemptive power, which can impact positively on
humankind: "When angels speak of love they tell us it is
only by loving that we enter an earthly paradise," she
writes. "They tell us paradise is our home and love our
true destiny." --Eugene Holley Jr.
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Happy
to Be Nappy by Bell
Hooks, Christopher Raschka (Illustrator), Chris Raschka
(Illustrator)
Renowned feminist and social critic bell hooks
takes on... hair! "Hair for hands to touch and play! Hair
to take the gloom away." This rhythmic read-aloud is, on
the surface, all about hair: nappy, plaited, long, short,
natural, twisted, "soft like cotton, flower petal billowy
soft, full of frizz and fuzz." Comb through the surface and
find a celebration of childhood and girls and the freedom to
express individuality. The rituals implied in the book are
rooted in the traditions of hooks's own childhood, when
"doing" hair was just as much an excuse for girls to
laugh and tell stories and just be together. Going still deeper
is the much-needed message encouraging girls to love and accept
themselves (and others) just the way they are.
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