Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

89 reviews

alyshapowe11's review against another edition

challenging dark informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

singhmachine's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Violence, and Xenophobia

james_siebs's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Sexual harassment

glass_carousel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pedophilia

pianokeys's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

sloanadrouny's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Stalking

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

horrifying but important. i was so afraid to read this and had been putting it off for over a year. this book was definitely hard to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual harassment

cvacz's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Perhaps not the best choice as an audiobook

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Murder

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is an incredibly informative and important book that i recommend everyone reads. Bates offers an accessible and gripping look into the world of misogyny and sexism, especially in online spaces, that shows all the ways in which the world still often times turns a blind eye or even unactively supports misogyny. 

This is a rather heavy book, with discussions around sexual assault, murder and harassment, but I think it’s incredibly important to read if you feel you can handle those topics. The author uses a mixture of her own experiences, interviews with other victims, academics and activists, and her own research into the world of online misogyny to create a concise discussion about sexism and what the world can do to tackle it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail