Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power by Jude Ellison S. Doyle

3 reviews

sidra's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

I know the patriarchy is everywhere, fucking up everything but I didn't see how the patriarchy is everywhere. This book is interesting. I can't disagree with her arguments. She focuses on media -movies/book - but also current events and news stories/history (serial killers). 

After reading this book I realize that in the ending of Game of Thrones the TV show,

Danni could never live because she's a danger to the patriarchy. Jon is the patriarchy's victory over another woman who tried to change the world.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, and Cannibalism

This book makes mention of a lot of graphic details of different aspects of the not nice things that have happened in society. From things witches were accused of doing to the devil to the way a serial killer butchered his mother. Everything is short and to the point. No elaborate details going on for even a paragraph. Enough to startle me but not enough to make me put the book down because these are things society does to women.

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Transphobia, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cultural appropriation

thereadingshelf's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment