Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

16 reviews

carolinebella's review

dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Misogyny

jessiiiru's review

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Difficult to read, but so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Incest, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

seullywillikers's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I didn't know how badly I needed to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Self harm, and Child abuse

hannah_bookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, and Infidelity

brianawg_'s review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

thebookienook's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Sexual content

colourbandit's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Not That Bad was a really, really powerful read, discussing the many stories from a hugely diverse group of women and their experiences with rape culture, sexual violence, and harassment. It saddened and disappointed me every time I picked it up to read another section, about just how horrific our culture can be and the experiences of too many women within that. 

There were some elements of hope, with changes in attitudes having gone through these experiences, understanding that we need to alter how we raise our children and react to rape culture. However, it is seemingly so ingrained in society that we have a huge way to go still. 

The stories were amazingly written, emotional, and incredibly powerful, with such variety. It’s such an important read, although it comes with quite a large trigger warning for anything relating to any of the topics mentioned above. If you feel able to, you just HAVE to read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

orlagal's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

katiekneeland's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

tinana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship