Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Femmes invisibles by Caroline Criado Pérez

117 reviews

caitlin_sf's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Medical content

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

3.5

A bit gender essentialist and white feminist for me, but the actual information is interesting and inarguably worth knowing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cancer, Genocide, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

natalie_ann's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is one of the best nonfiction books I've ever read. I love books that really challenge me to think and change the way I see the world, and this book did both beautifully. I love how much this book tells a story but also pulls data from around the world. Caroline Criado Perez has my utmost respect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

shuuuuu's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

4.0

As a woman, this book affirms every suspicion and bad feeling you have about sexism and how we are failing women in all aspects and provides you the data and research to back it up. This is definitely frustrating to read but I think much needed to continue to shed light on the issues that are still very prevalent today. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

pikkugrepu's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

Great to see so many statistics and the thorough way of sharing all that data. I did like the book a lot, I just wish it was more intersectional. Where is race, disability and sexuality? Fat-, indigenous- and transwomen?
I get that the book was written with one topic (ciswomen) in mind and I guess there was just not enough space for more diverse point of views? But to be honest just like this book tells us women have been ignored and silenced for so long in a way that causes a lot of misinformation and suffering (which is true), in the exact same way it is ignoring all the intersectionality. 

It’s a good start though, and I can’t wait to gift it to people who claim feminism isn’t needed anymore.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Violence

skylerhenson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

This book made me realize a lot of what I didn’t like in the world was because it was made with men only in mind. In all areas of transportation, healthcare, product design, politics, and even disaster relief efforts. My one critique is that there is not a lot of trans-inclusive language but this book is about the lack of data on AFAB bodies and cis women. 

I had the latest edition that included an epilogue about the Covid pandemic which I appreciated because some lines were harrowing to read from a book published in 2019. Overall, an eye-opening read. I want to read more feminist literature like this 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Excrement

bilbili's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War

marymwest's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

I’d highly recommend audiobook for this. I think it would have been harder to enjoy as text because it is a bit dense, very statistic heavy, and quite frankly overwhelming. That being said, this was important & eye opening! Some things I knew, many things I learned. This world was not designed for us!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

lolasbooks12's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jilllightner's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Murder, and Gaslighting