wcusamantha's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting and engaging book on what consent means and how it became popular in todays world. I wish it delved deeper in some subjects like bdsm, fan fiction and movies but at least it touched on them. Great read that goes quickly.
salemdoorstop's review against another edition
4.0
Quick read, lots of intro to theory and not too deep but super dry- not sure what I was/am looking for but I think this is a good starting point for cis men like myself who were taught what is now very outdated stuff. I appreciated the fairly easy to digest introduction to how definitions of sex in relationships and consent have evolved. Popova brings in pretty useful, if tragic examples which are well known from the metoo era as well as more vague “if a person does x then y” to illustrate the points and how they correlate to feminist theory, neoliberalism, structural oppression etc.
Overarchingly id recommend it to anyone, particularly to cis men but would like to see a more engaging version that is written less like a textbook... I don’t know if that’s even possible though...
Overarchingly id recommend it to anyone, particularly to cis men but would like to see a more engaging version that is written less like a textbook... I don’t know if that’s even possible though...
indielittttt's review against another edition
5.0
Sexual Consent by Milena Popova
I didn’t think this book was going to be as great as it is when I picked it up from the thrift store. I thought it was going to be a basic introduction to sexual consent. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it is a very in-depth, feminist, anti-carceral examination of sexual consent - both its usefulness and it’s short comings. Popova takes great care in explaining dominant discourses around sex and consent, rape myths, and marginalized communities relationship with consent. She describes how power and consent are intrinsically linked together. She uses pop culture and the #MeToo movement as frequent examples for her ideas. In the final chapter, she offers a roadmap forward into dismantling rape culture and building a culture of consent. I recommend this book highly!
4.5/5⭐️
I didn’t think this book was going to be as great as it is when I picked it up from the thrift store. I thought it was going to be a basic introduction to sexual consent. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it is a very in-depth, feminist, anti-carceral examination of sexual consent - both its usefulness and it’s short comings. Popova takes great care in explaining dominant discourses around sex and consent, rape myths, and marginalized communities relationship with consent. She describes how power and consent are intrinsically linked together. She uses pop culture and the #MeToo movement as frequent examples for her ideas. In the final chapter, she offers a roadmap forward into dismantling rape culture and building a culture of consent. I recommend this book highly!
4.5/5⭐️
emfass's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
A thorough and educational exploration of the various issues that surround what it would take to create a culture based in consent. Popova walks us through the present state of rape culture, the sexual scripts that permeate our interactions, and discusses many different ideas that intersect with these topics. I was especially delighted at the inclusion of sections on romance novels, BDSM and the Fifty Shades controversy, fan fiction, and transformative justice (as those are all topics near and dear to my heart).
This book was a little more academic than I was expecting, but once I settled into it I really appreciated the thorough examination Popova provided, not to mention all the many citations and further readings listed at the end of the book that I fully intend to look up next.
This book was a little more academic than I was expecting, but once I settled into it I really appreciated the thorough examination Popova provided, not to mention all the many citations and further readings listed at the end of the book that I fully intend to look up next.
johnbroderick's review
5.0
Serves exceptionally well as an introduction and reflection on norms-gender, sex and cultural that violate bodily autonomy. Would love to read a longer version
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