Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Sorcières by Mona Chollet

19 reviews

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

 In Defence of Witches looked at the reasons women were charged with witchcraft in centuries past, and explored how those very same issues - beauty, age, childlessness, independence, sexuality- are used to judge and attack women today. The author made academic studies accessible to a general audience. Thought provoking and infuriating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Violence

georgiaand's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Misogyny and Violence

Minor: Antisemitism

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

Sorcières : La puissance invaincue des femmes by Mona Chollet attracted attention and sales in France when it was originally published in 2018. Now as In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial translated to English by Sophie R. Lewis in 2022. Countless pages later, almost 8 hours, (x2)— I ran into toil and trouble. A longer review on my blog. Thoughts, questioning some specific parts for accuracy, clarity, comparing a little with the French edition too. Unfortunately, it came out when I had other priorities, so languished on my TBR.  Bref, ignorez les best-sellers, ne vous forcez pas! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Antisemitism, and Lesbophobia

Discussion also includes ageism and age gaps along with instances of offensive language.

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

eaclapp41's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Necessary reading for men. Everyday experiences for women in the misogyny of it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

bleuennreads_'s review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective

5.0

I loved this book ! It was really interesting and I learned a lot about society, patriarchy and of course feminism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Abortion

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Mmmm yes.

A few favourite points: the villainisation of older women (aka, women who no longer serve a purpose to men): womens reproduction rights and women who are, voluntarily, childless; and the sexism and misogyny in medicine, particularly midwifery, stemming from the fear of 'witch' healers

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Classism

mariebrunelm's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

"Sorcières, la puissance invaincue des femmes" explore, comme son nom l'indique, l'image de la sorcière, non seulement à l'époque de leur chasse, mais aussi jusqu'à aujourd'hui, à travers les thèmes de l'indépendance, du non-désir d'enfant, de l'âgisme et de la relation entre l'idée de nature et l'idée de féminité. C'est un ouvrage absolument passionnant et très abordable, à la fois recherché, référencé et sincère. Étant donné les thèmes abordés, certains passages peuvent être pénibles à lire. J'ai personnellement trouvé le dernier chapitre sur les violences médicales particulièrement éprouvant, mais tellement nécessaire. Une lecture que je recommande chaudement, et qui m'encourage à poursuivre mon exploration d'essais féministes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

faduma's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny