I enjoyed this book thoroughly. Flick has a unique voice and style of writing that makes me curious and eager to read more. I enjoyed her own curiosity that transferred over in voice and how she talks about feminist ideologies, femininity, and also culture in the setting of the book. Thank you to Sherrie Flick, University of Nebraska Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC!

This essay collection meanders through impressions throughout the author’s life. I didn’t quite find this to have a cohesive thread and lost interest at times.

Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist is a personal story woven through a historical period of time in Pittsburgh when the industrial times of the United States finally came to an end.

Sherrie Flick is a well known author, feminist and professor and she turns a critical eye to her home town and braces it with historical and culturel context. I loved that there were musical touchstones and plenty of references to Gen x (a Gen Xer, myself). Her tone is so inviting! I loved hearing about her childhood and teen years and drew many similarities in our own coming of ages.

It's a Rustbelt story but could be retold all over America in my opinion. A beautiful encapsulation of the time of those of us who remember grunge and the smarting feeling when female was known as lesser. Flick shows how much has changed but also highlights how many things have not changed at all.
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