Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

6 reviews

v_____'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

 4.25 ⭐

2008
Ich weiß immer noch nicht, warum Sallie und ich überhaupt zu dieser Party am Waldhang oberhalb von Aspen gegangen sind...

- Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären, p. 1

In 9 Essays seziert Rebecca Solnit was es bedeutet als Frau im Patriarchat zu leben. Angefangen von der selbstverständlichen Überheblichkeit von Männern gegenüber Frauen bis zu #YesAllWomen. Sexual entitlement, Kassandra-Syndrom und Großmutters Spinne.

Ein lesenswertes Buch, welches ich mit 5 Seiten Notizen in Docs beende :)

... Die Emanzipation der Frau wurde oft als Bewegung dargestellt, die darauf abzielt, die Macht und Privilegien von Männern zu beschneiden oder sie ihnen ganz wegzunehmen... wir sind entweder gemeinsam frei oder gemeinsam unfrei. Wer glaubt, er müsse gewinnen, dominieren, bestrafen und uneingeschränkt herrschen, ist mit Sicherheit alles andere als frei...

- Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären, p. 55

... Frauen ans Haus gefesselt, um ihre erotischen Energien unter Kontrolle zu halten, was in einer patrilinear organisierten Gesellschaft erforderlich... In matrilinearen Gesellschaften ist diese Art von Kontrolle eher unwesentlich...

- Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären, p. 99

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

glitterdeww's review against another edition

challenging informative tense medium-paced

4.0

I wasn't prepared for how much I'd love Rebecca Solnit's writing. Immediately picking up more essays by her.

Like any essay collection, there were some I know I'll reread and recommend multiple times and others that weren't in a subject where I have the most interest. But they are all excellent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

maladaptivedaydreamer's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

freyaboobac's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Islamophobia, Abortion, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

lpfoley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is so much more complex and interesting of a book than I thought it would be. I sort of assumed it was going to be a snarky social experiment, but it’s a deep reflection on the violence and subjugation of women and the social and cultural impacts of that with stunningly beautiful writing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Gaslighting

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

this was hard to read at times, but i enjoyed how accessible the essays were 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol