Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Mies tahtoo muuttua by bell hooks

7 reviews

tmchopra's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

roxanne_blythe's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

This book really does explain men masculinity, and love. I feel like the intended audience is women, not that men don’t need to read this, but I feel like it was directed towards feminists. 

The main messaging is pretty decent. There are some points that I don’t fully agree with specially the blame that’s kind of placed on mothers for upholding the patriarchy. Not that they should be blameless, but I feel like the way that  bell hooks writes about fathers is very different from the way that she talks about mothers. 

Maybe I will need to revisit those points but for now I just feel like there’s not a lot of nuance when it comes to patriarchal mothers

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

itszosia's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, War, and Classism

tessjx's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism and Rape

iris_garden's review against another edition

hopeful informative slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

hbskeen's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Physical abuse

Minor: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent

nerdinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Essential feminist literature. Intelligent and empathetic musings on masculinity, patriarchy, feminism and love, all written in a really accessible way. Would especially recommend the audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism