Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up by Eternity Martis

7 reviews

entanglednovels's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

mayamcdo's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Police brutality

Minor: Mental illness

abitbetterbooks's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

I really loved this memoir! It was well-paced and very engaging, thoughtful and incisive while also being quite funny at times.

This book is quite literally close to home; Western is about an hour from where I live, and my sibling even attended the school at the same time as the author. A lot of the cultural reference points were familiar and very relatable, and it was interesting to see how Martis’ experiences of university life was similar and also incredibly different from mine.

I will absolutely read any further work from Martis & would highly recommend picking up this memoir! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

sammietaylor's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

winterdream1999's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

This book was a lot to take in and really helps put a lot of current day issues into perspective. There were so many things discussed such as microagressions and the trauma of sexual assault survivors, especially for women of colour. There were definitely moments were I was very disgusted, but it was necessary to really get a glimpse of what was happening. Overall, it was a tragically beautiful book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

morganeua's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

plantbasedbride's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Eternity was told she would have fun at Western - the quintessential Canadian party school. But what she experienced was anything but.

As a Canadian with connections to Western (I didn't attend but friends and family did), this book really hit home. We, in Canada, are great at ignoring our race issues and feeling superior to America in terms of racism. But we are not immune. In fact, we have a long history (and present) of severe racism and oppression. 

We also have serious issues with sexism and misogyny, of which I've experienced more than I care to remember. College is a dangerous time for many young women and can be a source of long-lasting trauma for those of us who make it through.

Eternity's raw and honest retelling of her experiences with racism, misogyny, and misogynoir as a mixed-race woman of colour at Western was eye-opening and infuriating. I was so angry and worried for her throughout. No one deserves to be treated as she was, and she is sadly not alone. 

They Said This Would Be Fun is a poignant reminder that "for so long young people have been infantilized and shamed for talking about the things that affect us. We’re told we haven’t worked long enough, lived long enough, been through enough to have our own pain validated."

But I share Eternity's hope that "this book will be an urgent reminder that dismissing the experiences of young people today will have serious permanent implications for our entire society."

A must-read for my fellow Canadians with an ending that had me in tears, this book is well worth your time.


Hear me talk about my thoughts on this book while creating a spread for it in my reading journal here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45F0dob7MS4


Trigger Warnings: sexual assault, sexual harassment, misogyny, misogynoir, racism, black face, gaslighting, domestic abuse


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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual assault