Inspiring ... Teems with vitality, forming an antidote to political paralysis and despondency. Solnit is a prolific, omnivorous and brilliant writer and this book makes apparent her intellectual wingspan. There is great variety here ... but two bright threads run through the whole: the importance of hope, and the power of storytelling.
The urgent, prescient essays in Rebecca Solnit’s No Straight Road Takes You There name social inequities and ecological pains while insisting upon hope ... A powerful book of essays from a beloved activist.
A buoyant, historically astute appreciation of political persistence ... Solnit is a deft connector of historical dots ... Offers a galvanizing vision for healing the planet, one that prizes community over material goods ... This isn’t an autobiographical book, but the personal details Solnit shares suggest a very interesting person.
