A review by gourireads
I Hate Men by Pauline Harmange
3.0
While I enjoyed reading this book, the idea of misandry and hatred being written as a way to push the feminist movement forward seems, for the lack of a better word, “dumb” to me.
There’s a reason why hatred has never helped make any situation better.
While hatred is an emotion that is completely normal and in this case, justified. Trying to encourage and embed it into the roots of a movement that fights against oppression and violence is sort of ironical.
The author does put forward some interesting thoughts about heterosexual relationships and also women staying single, but there’s nothing that’s really groundbreaking in the book except for the discussion on misandry.
But it was a short read and I’m glad to have been through a book that has caused such a stir.
I’d recommend “The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love by Bell Hooks”, which is my current read to people who are trying to find a book which discusses the effect of patriarchy on men and how they are indeed essential in the fight for equality. This is NOT a book that JUSTIFIES men’s oppression but rather takes a deep look at it and tries to have healthy discussions on it.
There’s a reason why hatred has never helped make any situation better.
While hatred is an emotion that is completely normal and in this case, justified. Trying to encourage and embed it into the roots of a movement that fights against oppression and violence is sort of ironical.
The author does put forward some interesting thoughts about heterosexual relationships and also women staying single, but there’s nothing that’s really groundbreaking in the book except for the discussion on misandry.
But it was a short read and I’m glad to have been through a book that has caused such a stir.
I’d recommend “The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love by Bell Hooks”, which is my current read to people who are trying to find a book which discusses the effect of patriarchy on men and how they are indeed essential in the fight for equality. This is NOT a book that JUSTIFIES men’s oppression but rather takes a deep look at it and tries to have healthy discussions on it.