Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

62 reviews

karinamitc's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Rape

sponberry's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

coleanne's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

beanie_bob's review against another edition

informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

This collection is about 10 years old now and while many of the feminist ideas are eternal, it feels a little basic in the year 2024. Still, I tried to read each essay with that in mind and tried not to hold it against the work. Also, even if the ideas are basic, it’s crucial to be reminded 1) how far we have come 2) that we are not crazy.

‘Men Explain Thing to Me’ - 5/5
‘The Longest War’ - 4.5/5
‘Worlds Collide in a Luxury Suite’ - 4/5
‘In Praise of the Threat: What Marriage Equality Really Means’ - 4/5
‘Grandmother Spider’ - 4.75/5
‘Woolf’s Darkness: Embracing the Inexplicable’ - 5/5
‘Casandra Among the Creeps’ - 5/5
‘#YesAllWomen: Feminists Rewrite the Story’ - 4/5
‘Pandora’s Box and the Volunteer Police Force’ - 3.5/5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Rape

josiesaccount's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

ainebeattie's review

3.0

accessible, intro to feminism essays  and despite nothing new, it was still engaging. however where is the intersectionality and capitalism was mentioned on the second last page lol. Also what is going on with the ode to Virginia Woolf and Susan Sontag’s fractured relationship. 

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Content Warnings

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

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

salsbookcorner's review

reflective

3.75

Not what I was expecting and was definitely reflective and informative, a lot of statistics shared. I did become distinctly aware that this writing was coming from an American cis white woman’s perspective and it failed to take into account some women’s perspectives outside of that point of view, but an important read nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

The author shares a lot of important statistics on violence and crime against women and some of these crimes are described.

risarin's review

challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

josefineh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Misogyny