PositiveThe Women\'s Review of Books... powerful and timely ... Kendall provides multiple solutions to
her framing of the problem of mainstream feminism and sparks a much-needed discussion between popular writers and the academy ... Kendall’s book is a great place to begin that conversation— moving forward best practices for the sake of all women.
Jacqueline Woodson
RaveThe Women’s Review of BooksRed at the Bone is a novel packed with layers, and adds to the canon of literature that highlights an accurate account of Black family life. If I had to summarize it in a few words, I would say it is a literary representation of Black feminist traditions and thought. Woodson marks the personal as political by showing how manifold girlhood, womanhood, sexuality, and motherhood are for Black women. These beautiful pages illuminate how race and class are experienced in gendered, patterned ways for Black women and men. In short, Woodson produces knowledge about Black Americans that pays homage to family history, historical context, and intersectionality—forms of analyses that mark a writer worthy of Black feminist theorizing ... I appreciate Woodson for taking me on an intellectually stimulating journey of highs and lows.
