Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture, by Roxane Gay

15 reviews

liliflynn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.75

This was a brilliant collection of essays exploring how sexual violence effects individuals, families, and society. 

The essays were, for the most part, very well written with a sense of honesty and confession. There were a couple I felt were out of place, or lacking, but ultimately overall it was incredible. 

I would highly recommend to anyone who has experienced sexual violence to read this. It was a reminder that however we reacted and responded was correct. We all have the right to move forward, or freeze, or go backwards — there is no “correct” way to survive.

In saying that, this book was also an incredibly difficult read. It is much needed, but check your emotions and mental health first always.

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

theocreswell's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, 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

dicle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexism

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

laurynkelly's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

annamcg23's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

I find myself coming back to this essay collection frequently. It is not something that is always easy or comforting to read but I find the wide range of essays has been helpful for personal reflection and processing. This book helped me to re-think the ways that sexual coercion and violence can exist or emerge in different facets of everyday life. Powerful stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Transphobia