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pianokeys's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Slavery
papreasaurus's review against another edition
1. People that Laura talks about in this book exist in large, hidden numbers
2. They could be anyone
This book contains extremely important and helpful information. It is something I think everyone should take a gander at least once in their life - regardless of their gender, sex or orientation. Because this is a reality we all face and interact with, even if it is on very different levels from one person to the next. But it honestly gave me so much anxiety listening to the audio book, that I need to make sure everyone is aware that it is a very difficult read / listen, and it is okay to read it in small doses.
Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
notthatcosta's review against another edition
2.5
Most of the chapters feel unnecessarily padded out, often with repetition of previous points made that don't serve to create a cohesive narrative thread. Even in more successful chapters like 'Men Who Don't Know They Hate Women', half way through it veers off into a tangent about the 2016 election.
I understand that the topic at hand is very broad, complex and wide reaching, but the lack of focus makes it frustrating to read beyond the frustrating subject matter. With better and tighter editing I think this could have been a great book, but it ends up feeling like an unfocussed and cluttered collection of ideas and case studies with some paraphrased 4Chan posts sprinkled in.
I probably would have preferred it if the book just centred on what Laura Bates heard during her school visits and talks, rather than the need to try and summarise what she read on manosphere forums.
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
titan_reads's review against another edition
5.0
I felt it was a good mix of showing the daily struggles women face just existing but also being empathetic towards the real problems men face. The last few chapters made me want to encourage the people in my life to take a more active role in the lives of the vulnerable people around them.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Torture and Trafficking
sadiefc's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
This book contains unedited, real life quotes and messages of deeply disturbed, violent, racist and sexist human beings.