Queens of the Resistance: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Thank you to Penguin Group Dutton & NetGalley for the Advanced Reader’s Copy

Available June 30 2020

In “Queens of Resistance: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez”, Brenda Jones & Krishan Trotman attempt to discuss the young Congresswomen’s successful story along with a mix of #relatable content like fashion tips & favorite recipes. While talking about issues like ICE and climate change, Trotman and Jones try to keep it #hip by sprinkling in terms like “go sis” and “yasss”. It reads like a literal transcript of Al-jazeera mixed with some Teen Vogue and NowThis. It seems like the book and the series would appeal to the older teen population who are beginning to be politically engaged.

I had some serious mixed feelings on this. I love the idea and I do support a lot of what AOC stands for; however, I found this writing style and formatting to be odd. I do like that this was written to be accessible to the general public and mostly geared toward teenage girls. I think that it is so important to invoke political responsibilities in young women but the use of yassss and go sis was just super cringe-y to me… and I am 21. I also found it kind of concerning that there were chapters on favorite recipes and skin care? I found that kind of insulting, but that might just be me. To me, this read more like a magazine article/interview. Overall, though, this did contain a lot of good information regarding AOCs background and ideals. Love the intent and goal but not so much the execution!

I smoked this race…I didnt edge anybody out. I dominated and Im going to own that.

Honestly, the only things I knew about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez before reading this book was that she was the youngest person ever elected to Congress, which in itself is a tremendous accomplishment, and she faced harsh negativity from the likes of Trump and Fox News. However, thanks to this book, I now recognize that she is so much more than that. She is the closest to a perfect politician you can get; she cares deeply about her constituents and all people, she is intelligent, she is brave, she is open-minded, and she is fun. She understands how important it is to listen. She doesnt introduce policies as a way to better herself individually. No, she is invested in policies that can save the country. She stands up for women, immigrants, communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community. She doesnt let anyone push her around and she owns her accomplishments. She is globally-minded and deeply empathetic and I regret not knowing more about her before now.

Queens of the Resistance: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a highly accessible book. It does not read like a textbook, although it is definitely just as informative. The language is effective in highlighting not just that biographies and nonfiction can be for everyone, but that AOC is an extraordinary everyday individual. The authors effectively are telling their readers, Hey, this woman from a working class family in the Bronx became a woman who inspires us all and you can, too. It is a fun and endearing read that is short, sweet, and to the point, but packs a punch of inspiring messages. This book would be the perfect read for anyone who wants to learn from fearless leader, AOC.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton Books for allowing me access to this e-ARC.

Unless you want to learn about someone who advocates for concepts that have been tried, tested and failed miserably by Stalin, mao, pot, Castro, Chavez etc I would avoid reading this trash

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