Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

22 reviews

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

mateoj's review

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.0

very entertaining and informative, and I appreciated the extensive use of primary sources. It was a welcome surprise to read the disclaimer in the introduction acknowledging the existence of trans people and the fact that primary sources almost always take a cisgendered view on sex and genitalia, but I do wish Lister had done more in her own use of language to try and correct that instead of just offering a disclaimer and going on to adhere to that cis-centric perspective. A few "people with vulvas" and "people with penises" would not have been unwelcome, but nonetheless I have to give her credit for even acknowledging the issue at all. The condemnation of FOSTA/SESTA and explicit support of sex workers was also a welcome surprise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

j_squaredd's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abortion

_buttercup_'s review

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

jamesherondalle's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, and Miscarriage

flaming_coalz's review

informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

lena04's review against another edition

challenging funny informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

thejuliette's review

funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

dollys_island's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

challenging funny informative medium-paced

4.0

 This was really interesting. I love a history book about a specific topic and this was really well put together. Each chapter covers a different topic and it was really easy to read. Lister's writing was witty and engaging and I liked the way she related historical attitudes to modern society. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content