Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

10 reviews

manisitdas's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Misogyny, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual violence

lpfoley's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is so much more complex and interesting of a book than I thought it would be. I sort of assumed it was going to be a snarky social experiment, but it’s a deep reflection on the violence and subjugation of women and the social and cultural impacts of that with stunningly beautiful writing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

suzyvee's review

informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, and Domestic abuse

glass_carousel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gun violence

mallory10100's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

this was hard to read at times, but i enjoyed how accessible the essays were 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexism, Biphobia, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Cancer, and Domestic abuse

meemawreads's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Rebecca Solnit is one of my deities. I dog ear so many pages in her books. I have to admit I liked The Mother of All Questions better than this one, between the two I recommend that one more. I was a little lost in the Virginia Woolf essay, and more than once I found myself wishing for an updated essay or two (this was published in 2014, and as an example the Me Too movement erupted since then and would fit into this narrative.)  Still a valuable read if a little dated in 2022. Four taters 🥔🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Nothing overtly graphic, but consistent mentions of violence against women in many forms.

bluelight07's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

upward_not_northward's review

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Homophobia

ilka_dorothea's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

ema11's review

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A collection of thought-provoking, varied essays. First I've read of Rebecca Solnit's work but will now be exploring some of her other books.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Transphobia