Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - King Kong Theory

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King Kong Theory by Virginie Despentes

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siobhan28's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

I don’t tend to give non-fiction books star ratings but I did find this book extremely thought provoking and would recommend for people to read it to have their ideas challenged. This is a book I really want to read again, especially the chapters on rape because Despentes put forth ideas that I’ve never really seen to be discussed in this way. The writing style is very direct and forthright, some paragraphs remind me of Valerie Solanas especially in the way that gender is discussed.

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violetteddd's review against another edition

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informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Livre hyper interessant, le style d’écriture est cinglant, ça fait beaucoup réfléchir mais le livre aborde des thèmes difficiles !

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catandherbooks's review against another edition

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challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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mauatuafr's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

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nurinuuur's review against another edition

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This book was supposed to be about feminism… what a disappointment. This is about trauma derived from a horrible sexual assault. It can be easily read and there can be some highlights, but it can’t be considered as a feminist essay (especially when it talks about the “benefits” of prostitution), nor a book model when wanting to read about feminism. There are plenty of other books about it that are far more enriching and which are less known.

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