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Sisters of the Yam | Praise
"hooks's writing is not pretentious and dominating, but characteristically warm. The book is like an embrace of understanding and friendly offering of help."
—Political Affairs
Praise for the first edition
"By confronting topics avoided in polite company—including progressive
black folks—hooks helps us tackle our deepest fears, those we harbor about
our self-worth as African Americans, and get on with the business of becoming."
—Village Voice Literary Supplement
"Hooks continues to produce some of the most challenging, insightful,
and provocative writing on race and gender in the United States today."
—Library Journal
"[bell hooks] draws more effectively on her own experiences and sense
of identity than … most other writers."
—Publishers Weekly
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