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All About Love: New Visions

All About Love: New Visions

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  • Author：bell hooks
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"The word "love" is most often defined as a noun， yet。。。we would all love better if we used it as a verb，" writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love。 Here， at her most provocative and intensely personal， the renowned scholar， cultural critic， and feminist skewers our view of love as romance。 In its place she offers a proactive new ethic for a people and a society bereft with lovelessness。

As bell hooks uses her incisive mind and razor-sharp pen to explore the question "What is love？" her answers strike at both the mind and heart。 In thirteen concise chapters， hooks examines her own search for emotional connection and society's failure to provide a model for learning to love。 Razing the cultural paradigm that the ideal love is infused with sex and desire， she provides a new path to love that is sacred， redemptive， and healing for the individuals and for a nation。 The Utne Reader declared bell hooks one of the "100 Visionaries Who Can Change Your Life。" All About Love is a powerful affirmation of just how profoundly she can。

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Reviews

Sohum ，

would probably have gotten more out of this if I was 15 when I read it instead of 23， but I think that even as it has its strengths （hooks does a good job talking about children）， the book has many weaknesses （fetishizing suffering， talking about loving one's work， and a deep attachment to the heterosexual repair complex） would probably have gotten more out of this if I was 15 when I read it instead of 23， but I think that even as it has its strengths （hooks does a good job talking about children）， the book has many weaknesses （fetishizing suffering， talking about loving one's work， and a deep attachment to the heterosexual repair complex） 。。。more

Olia Zhang ，

In memory of bell hooks。 I feel so lucky that I've come across her as a writer。 The essays in this book can be selectively read based on how much one's life experiences and perspectives connect with hers， and how much one thinks critically about patriarchal/hyper-romantic/heteronormative love。 I underlined sentences I liked but also wished some sentences weren't there because they felt redundant。 In memory of bell hooks。 I feel so lucky that I've come across her as a writer。 The essays in this book can be selectively read based on how much one's life experiences and perspectives connect with hers， and how much one thinks critically about patriarchal/hyper-romantic/heteronormative love。 I underlined sentences I liked but also wished some sentences weren't there because they felt redundant。 。。。more

David ，

Silly book。

gabriele ，

primeira vez no ano que desisto de um livro no meio （aos 78%， pra ser mais precisa） <3 o começo （tipo。。。 os primeiros 20%） foi bem legal， mas depois foi ficando muito entediante e péssimo。 não esperava que fosse ter um tom tão de autoajuda e generalizante。 achava que ia ser um livro sobre o amor e sobre relações humanas， mas de verdade virou um livro de conselhos vindos de uma pessoa que fala de um jeito como se detivesse todas as verdades？ não gosto。o começo foi ótimo， a parte sobre a infância primeira vez no ano que desisto de um livro no meio （aos 78%， pra ser mais precisa） <3 o começo （tipo。。。 os primeiros 20%） foi bem legal， mas depois foi ficando muito entediante e péssimo。 não esperava que fosse ter um tom tão de autoajuda e generalizante。 achava que ia ser um livro sobre o amor e sobre relações humanas， mas de verdade virou um livro de conselhos vindos de uma pessoa que fala de um jeito como se detivesse todas as verdades？ não gosto。o começo foi ótimo， a parte sobre a infância e tudo mais， mas depois。。。 nossa。 e eu descobri que eu não gosto muito do jeito que a bell hooks escreve （já é o segundo livro dela que eu deixo pela metade）。 enfim！！！ decepcionada。 。。。more

Vic Heinz ，

I started this book with resistance。 The title， the aphorisms， the self-help tone and the lack of an edition to organize repeated ideas didn't collaborate。 But Bell Hooks won me over by putting a reflection on love that has nothing to do with neediness or frivolity， and that actually deconstructs the myth that it is a feeling permeated with mystery， lucky， instincts and games。She treats love as a choice and an action， which demand consciousness and lucidity about how this practice is totally inf I started this book with resistance。 The title， the aphorisms， the self-help tone and the lack of an edition to organize repeated ideas didn't collaborate。 But Bell Hooks won me over by putting a reflection on love that has nothing to do with neediness or frivolity， and that actually deconstructs the myth that it is a feeling permeated with mystery， lucky， instincts and games。She treats love as a choice and an action， which demand consciousness and lucidity about how this practice is totally influenced by this patriarchal， racist， nihilist， capitalist， materialist， narcissistic， consumerist culture， based on lies， scarcity， power and exploitation。 Beautiful， necessary and powerful book。 。。。more

Alysha ，

I wish I could give this book 10 stars。 Thank you bell hooks for writing this。

Jane ，

Selbsthilfe Buch von einer Lieraturwissenschaftlerin - nicht meins， aber gut geschrieben

Bee ，

really great detail into platonic and romantic relationships even the relationship of self and parental wounds

Babaganoush ，

I feel the blurb describing this book as ‘radical new ways to think about love’ is a stretch。 Maybe it was radical when it was first published 20 years ago， but having not read any Bell Hooks and having seen the great reviews， I was left really disappointed due to an overall disjointed and repetitive read that lacked emotion （ironically）。 I finished it feeling deflated。 And I too share the opinion of some other reviews on here that it was a bit cynical/close-minded at points （but perhaps a produ I feel the blurb describing this book as ‘radical new ways to think about love’ is a stretch。 Maybe it was radical when it was first published 20 years ago， but having not read any Bell Hooks and having seen the great reviews， I was left really disappointed due to an overall disjointed and repetitive read that lacked emotion （ironically）。 I finished it feeling deflated。 And I too share the opinion of some other reviews on here that it was a bit cynical/close-minded at points （but perhaps a product of its time？ Same comment in regard to her gender discussions， which also felt outdated）。 A minor highlight included the section on consumption as compensation for lovelessness which felt relevant。 It was only a brief overview， but I’m sure literature has come a long way in 20 years on this topic considering how much our relationship with consumption has changed over the years。 It’s also pretty religious at multiple points， *cough* angels guiding us through life and giving us knowledge and signs *cough*…。 so if that’s not your cup of tea， I’d skip。Overall， I’ve definitely read many self help books better than this one - as well as better books on each of these individual topics Hooks puts under the umbrella of ‘love’。 Maybe the fundamental problem with this book was that the word ‘love’ and it’s many meanings/impacts are all just far too wide to condense into one 200+ page book successfully。 。。。more

Mona Tong ，

this book was quite transformative for me in many ways though i do have some qualms with it-- - it dragged considerably towards the end， with many of hooks's ideas/writing becoming repetitive and too abstract。 - i also disagreed with some of hooks's analysis of religion/spirituality and essentialist descriptions of men and women and commitment to the gender binary。 but all in all， this book is extremely provocative and will make you think about your life， your relationships to yourself and other this book was quite transformative for me in many ways though i do have some qualms with it-- - it dragged considerably towards the end， with many of hooks's ideas/writing becoming repetitive and too abstract。 - i also disagreed with some of hooks's analysis of religion/spirituality and essentialist descriptions of men and women and commitment to the gender binary。 but all in all， this book is extremely provocative and will make you think about your life， your relationships to yourself and others， and how you practice the intentional act of love， in a completely new and transformational way。 。。。more

Stacey Reimann ，

Edited 12/15/21From my favorite interview on the internet， Ocean Vuong， alongside Krista Tippett， answers a question from the audience about how we treasure language and writing that has evolved， become outdated。 In his response， Vuong cherishes a conversation that James Baldwin once had with a younger black man。 With frustration， the young man challenged Baldwin on why he refers to himself using the word Negro。 Baldwin responded pridefully and generously: “Because my grandmother referred to her Edited 12/15/21From my favorite interview on the internet， Ocean Vuong， alongside Krista Tippett， answers a question from the audience about how we treasure language and writing that has evolved， become outdated。 In his response， Vuong cherishes a conversation that James Baldwin once had with a younger black man。 With frustration， the young man challenged Baldwin on why he refers to himself using the word Negro。 Baldwin responded pridefully and generously: “Because my grandmother referred to herself as the N word。 This is where I’m at， and I understand that we’re moving。 But you have to understand where I’m coming from， that I’m in the line of progress here。 This is a huge arrival for me。”Reflecting on this story， Vuong identifies this as a moment where one generation acknowledges the next， passing the baton of the language lab， allowing one to move forward without cutting the other out。 “It takes cutting only one link to lose this progress。”What was uncovered in the sedimentary moments of bell hooks was revolutionary。 I hope engraved on the inner seam of the baton of blackness， feminism， and radical love will eternally be inscribed: “bh: a life forever in the fabric of the sweet bluegrass; a life all about love。”I guess what I want to say is I see bh was in the line of progress， and I also didn’t like her book。 So if you are listening， bh， please know:We have the baton， and we are running fast。 ~~~~Original: I feel sad about this。 Riddled with black and white perspectives， rigid language， and ancient assumptions of gender and sexuality。 I imagine it was topical and revolutionary in the 90s， but it read too self-helpy， even forceful at times， and offered nothing new to the dialogue of love / queer love that we have so many beautiful tales of today。 No quotes for this one / did not finish。 。。。more

Michelle Christie ，

one of my favourite books！

Gaby Perdomo ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is an incredible book about love。 It disregards the notions of being a conventional self help book。 Instead it serves as an analysis of how the concept of love is portrayed in mainstream media， the psychological roots of love， and how aspects of gender/sexuality relate to love。 Highly recommend to anyone who wishes to reflect and analyze on their own relationship to love。

Jessica ，

Life changing read that made me think deeply and reflect on the way I love those in my life。 A must read for anyone who wants to experience the real deal of love。 Excellent analysis of American society's flawed view of what it means to love。 Life changing read that made me think deeply and reflect on the way I love those in my life。 A must read for anyone who wants to experience the real deal of love。 Excellent analysis of American society's flawed view of what it means to love。 。。。more

Thamires Cristini ，

A perspicácia dela nesse aqui é impecável， mudou muito a minha visão sobre o amor tanto na esfera individual quanto em comunidade， partindo da análise de como o capitalismo individualiza e instala relações de poder， nos aproximando do desamor。 juro to muito impactada， mudou a minha vida！！！！

Julia Stallone ，

a mais braba tem nome - não sou uma pessoa muito espiritual e ela toca bastante nesse assunto em alguns capítulos， que foram menos impactantes pra mim。 mas， no geral， as reflexões que ela traz sobre amor， construção de relações， amizade e capitalismo， são impecáveis。

Isa ，

I found this interesting， but very tough to get through。 There were also grammatical or spelling errors in each chapter。

Sinenhlanhla ，

It's an excellent book and I think it should be a compulsory reading for EVERYONE It's an excellent book and I think it should be a compulsory reading for EVERYONE 。。。more

Tiffany ，

A must read about understanding love through the lens of power and privilege。 This book was published over 20 years ago and sometimes it shows but overall still highly recommend。

Rachael Easler ，

For a book that prefaced itself as meditations on spiritual and emotional awakenings I think it was really good。 Had some fairly profound realizations about myself and my personal history of love。 Also gave me a vocabulary and groundwork to use for conversations about love。 Ideally it would have had more science and research， but oh well。 Also too much overgeneralization。 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Shira ，

This is normally not the type of book I'd pick up， but a friend lent it to me so I read it。 I learned a lot of things from this book that I think will help me in my personal life。 I definitely found it insightful， although some parts more than others。 Hooks does a really great job of consistently relaying her thoughts in an efficient and impactful manner。 Some parts were easier to get through than others， I'm not sure if that's because of my not-so-great attention span or if it's more of a topic This is normally not the type of book I'd pick up， but a friend lent it to me so I read it。 I learned a lot of things from this book that I think will help me in my personal life。 I definitely found it insightful， although some parts more than others。 Hooks does a really great job of consistently relaying her thoughts in an efficient and impactful manner。 Some parts were easier to get through than others， I'm not sure if that's because of my not-so-great attention span or if it's more of a topic by topic sort of thing--could be both。 I also didn't care much for the parts of the book relating to religion as I'm not religious， although if you are then you might enjoy it more than I did。 I felt that the book tried to be accessible， and while I believe it did so in its writing style， I think it may have alienated some potential audiences because of the religious undertones and how heteronormative it can be at times。 。。。more

Ryan MacInnes ，

Hard to say。 A couple of the chapters completely blew me away and lead to some really great insights about myself。 Others I found very trite and boring。 Still glad I read it。

Khanh Phu ，

this felt like i was reading my own diary and not in a good way

Angela ，

There were parts， especially in the beginning of the book， that really made me introspect about love as an action and intention， and how our upbringing influences the way we love。 I do think that this is a read that is best savored over a longer period of time， with more room for reflection and with an open mind。 I had to suspend some judgements to understand what hooks was arguing。 For instance， I did feel the book tended towards heteronormativity and gender essentialism （"men are this way， wom There were parts， especially in the beginning of the book， that really made me introspect about love as an action and intention， and how our upbringing influences the way we love。 I do think that this is a read that is best savored over a longer period of time， with more room for reflection and with an open mind。 I had to suspend some judgements to understand what hooks was arguing。 For instance， I did feel the book tended towards heteronormativity and gender essentialism （"men are this way， women are this way"） and religious devotion for spirituality。。。 it surprised me， given the reputation the book has。 But putting those aside， her essential messages were something that prompted reflection。 。。。more

nana ，

''o amor é o que o amor faz。 amar é um ato da vontade - isto é， tanto uma intenção quando uma ação。 a vontade também implica escolha。 nós não temos que amar。 escolhemos amar。 e se não há justiça， não há amor。'' ''se você não se ama， não poderá amar mais ninguém。'' soa bem。 no entanto， é muito comum sentirmos certo grau de confusão ao ouvir essa afirmação。 a confusão surge pois a maioria das pessoas que pensam não serem dignas de amor tem essa percepção porque， em algum momento de sua vida， foi s ''o amor é o que o amor faz。 amar é um ato da vontade - isto é， tanto uma intenção quando uma ação。 a vontade também implica escolha。 nós não temos que amar。 escolhemos amar。 e se não há justiça， não há amor。'' ''se você não se ama， não poderá amar mais ninguém。'' soa bem。 no entanto， é muito comum sentirmos certo grau de confusão ao ouvir essa afirmação。 a confusão surge pois a maioria das pessoas que pensam não serem dignas de amor tem essa percepção porque， em algum momento de sua vida， foi socializada por forças fora de seu controle para se ver indigna de amor。 nós não nascemos sabendo como amar alguém， quer se trate de nós mesmos ou de outra pessoa。 contudo， nascemos capazes de reagir ao carinho。 conforme crescemos， podemos dar e receber atenção， afeição e alegria。 aprender como nos amar e como amar os outros dependerá da existência de um ambiente amoroso。'' 。。。more

Cece Harbor ，

bell says， "One of the best guides to know to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others。" This sounds so straightforward but it truly requires a level of self-awareness that does not regard this as self-serving。 This is a must read。 bell says， "One of the best guides to know to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others。" This sounds so straightforward but it truly requires a level of self-awareness that does not regard this as self-serving。 This is a must read。 。。。more

Tara Fussell ，

This is a great read！ I enjoyed these essays about different types of love and though not everything resonated with me， there were several poignant nuggets of wisdom。 I definitely want to read more of bell hooks。

derryn :）） ，

i definitely agreed with most things said， surprised with how eye opening some parts were。 with that said， some parts really frustrated me to the point of having crossed sentences out

Aioli ，

"She takes her experience， neatly elides her own role in shaping it， universalizes and transliterates her frustrations into pop sociology。" This quote from Elise Harris' review in the New York Times expresses my sentiments well。 "She takes her experience， neatly elides her own role in shaping it， universalizes and transliterates her frustrations into pop sociology。" This quote from Elise Harris' review in the New York Times expresses my sentiments well。 。。。more

Emma ，

very insightful very good makes me feel smart and educated makes me feel less alone makes me think about love in all aspects ！

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