Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit- Book Review

I heard about this book while listening to the Book Riot podcast. They were commiserating about the election results and were looking for books to help people. This book- Hope in the Dark- came up as a book about hope in the midst of perceived darkness. I have to admit that it hit me in all the right spots.

Rebecca Solnit wrote this during the W Bush presidency after being an activist against President Bush. In the midst of her heartbreak, she started writing a series of essays on a wide variety of topics, but always centering on the idea of hope in the midst of hopelessness.

Solnit's background is in activism and she has a deep understanding of history. The way she tells stories about people standing up in seemingly overwhelming odds to help fight injustice was not only grounded in her knowledge of history, but was simply a great storytelling.

Solnit has an incredible writing style that draws the reader in. While it may seem the essays are dated, I found they were applicable to today. I was inspired to stand up in the face of hopelessness and declare there is always hope.

I gave this one 4 stars. It is well worth the read!

Here is your Amazon link- Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit