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A review by frogggirl2
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It's really hard to cope with this particular brand of misogyny which wraps itself in a false flag of religiosity. It doesn't matter what religion it is - using any religion as an excuse to belittle, dehumanize, sell, rape, beat and murder women is unequivocally inexcusable, disgusting and pathetic.
Every character in this book serves the same purpose - every character is one note and serves to hammer on the theme of oppression. It's unrelenting and it's hard to bear.
This book just has no nuance at all. The way it portrays the men and the way it betrays the women is the same they are equally culpable in the abuse of women.
I don't think there's really anything to learn here. All this does is subjugate the characters. I honestly wish I wouldn't have subjected myself to this book.
Every character in this book serves the same purpose - every character is one note and serves to hammer on the theme of oppression. It's unrelenting and it's hard to bear.
This book just has no nuance at all. The way it portrays the men and the way it betrays the women is the same they are equally culpable in the abuse of women.
I don't think there's really anything to learn here. All this does is subjugate the characters. I honestly wish I wouldn't have subjected myself to this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy