Reviews with content warning for Rape - Men Who Hate Women

This is an accessible if sometimes intense description of misogynistic online spaces. Bates' arguments and proposed action steps are interesting. My only quibble is that I would have appreciated a little more theorizing about structural issues/causes.

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5.0

The most important book on feminism and misogyny I have ever read. Clearly lays out the way young men can become radicalized by the manosphere and the danger it presents to us all. As a trans man who has experienced both sides of the patriarchy, this book is sad, infuriating, and vastly important.
A very heavy read, it ends on a hopeful note for the future.

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4.75

This book is one that I view as necessary reading in the current era. Men Who Hate Women genuinely made me sick to my stomach at times, but it provides such a good view of all of the different communities online that dedicate their time to the hatred of women. Many of these communities I have heard of, and have noticed their activity during my time in online spaces, others, such as MGTOW, I had never heard of.

A complaint I have about this book is that it could have used more intersectionality in addressing how these hatred movements affects those in the LGBTQIA+ community, whether they identify as women or not. In my opinion, hatred of femininity is a big contributor toward homophobia and hatred of those who live outside of typical gender expectations. The book also centers heavily on western experiences, only occasionally and briefly touching on experiences of people outside of the global west. It would have been nice to get a little more on non-western experiences.

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5.0

WOW WOW WOW. an absolute must read. it took me a long while to finish the book - there are points I had to put down the book due to it being triggering. but it’s so informative, I think every person should read this book.

It’s a really deep dive into the world of extreme misogyny and how it filters down from people with major influence to “average” men. Laura Bates is so eloquent and reads the book amazingly too!

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dark emotional slow-paced

4.0

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4.25

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5.0

Very well-researched, and covers all the interconnected sides to the manosphere. The audiobook was narrated with some levity in the right places to provide relief from general serious nature of the book.

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