Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
6 reviews
fairylibrary's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Incest
itszosia's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexism, Classism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, War, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, and Alcoholism
tessjx's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, and Rape
Minor: Rape and Racism
numerous_bees's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
A good, if dated, introduction to the problems patriarchal societies cause men. Other reviewers have suggested that hooks' compassion towards men excuses male violence, but I think this is a book directed at men who need help identifying the source of their suffering and reassurance that making a change that sets them at odds with the world will be worth it.
The author paints an attractive picture of a supportive and authentic masculinity and her criticism towards feminists who actively exclude men from the work of reimaginging a non-patriarchal society is an effort to put to bed the notion that feminism and man-hating are inextricably interwoven.
I think this is a good introduction to feminism for men, and a call for men to start the work of liberating ourselves from a system that sets us up to fail - though it would have benefited from a bibliography to aid with further reading.
The author paints an attractive picture of a supportive and authentic masculinity and her criticism towards feminists who actively exclude men from the work of reimaginging a non-patriarchal society is an effort to put to bed the notion that feminism and man-hating are inextricably interwoven.
I think this is a good introduction to feminism for men, and a call for men to start the work of liberating ourselves from a system that sets us up to fail - though it would have benefited from a bibliography to aid with further reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Child abuse
Moderate: Violence
ingabbjarna's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
mads_jpg's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
It can be very easy to feel like men are a lost cause when it comes to educating them on feminism, and why it's needed for both women and men. But this book was really informative about just how much men are affected by the patriarchy, and how much we need them in the feminist movement.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
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