Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

5 reviews

papreasaurus's review

It was incredibly challenging to know the following things;
1. People that Laura talks about in this book exist in large, hidden numbers
2. They could be anyone

This book contains extremely important and helpful information. It is something I think everyone should take a gander at least once in their life - regardless of their gender, sex or orientation. Because this is a reality we all face and interact with, even if it is on very different levels from one person to the next. But it honestly gave me so much anxiety listening to the audio book, that I need to make sure everyone is aware that it is a very difficult read / listen, and it is okay to read it in small doses.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Sexual content, Slavery, Stalking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Sexism, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Rape, and Toxic relationship

stabilesero's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

An incredibly important and relevant read. As part of a very online generation, I knew a little about the communities online that breed misogynistic views and opinions but I never knew how much of an impact it had on society and "offline" in the real world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Racism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

titan_reads's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Very informative, but dark. A great place to start reading about misogyny and sexism, though it does quickly introduce some of the worst of the worst which can be quite shocking. The author mentioned real violent and abusive acts that have been committed against women and also shared posts that contain unfiltered threats to commit these acts throughout the book. 

I felt it was a good mix of showing the daily struggles women face just existing but also being empathetic towards the real problems men face. The last few chapters made me want to encourage the people in my life to take a more active role in the lives of the vulnerable people around them. 

I did have trouble reading this book not because of the writing but because I recognized so much of what was depicted in my own personal experiences with people online and in-person. I read something more upbeat alongside it and took breaks when I needed them. If you're in the right headspace it is worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

Minor: Torture and Trafficking

leahhateshardbacks's review

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

I’m not going to lie; I had a truly fucking horrific time reading this. Graphic quotes of violently raping and mass murdering women, detailed fantasies of torturing and dismembering women, praise for terrorists who have committed genocide in the name of publicising a sick, misogynistic doctrine.
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Patriarchy is a disease that doesn’t discriminate… it fucks over not only the marginalised and minority groups but, ultimately, those in power too.
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It is painfully ironic that most (if not all) arguments against feminism exemplifies exactly why the world needs feminism. One page a man is saying women regularly make false rape accusations and the next page he’s saying that “raping women is a way of regaining control”. In another context, it might be laughable.
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While this was unpleasant and shocking and upsetting, I learned a lot about the underbelly of society. Those who uphold misogynistic, violent ideologies, and spout them in the forgiving shadows of the internet’s recesses. But I also learned about those who subscribe to some of these belief systems and are present in public spheres, both in the largest sense (e.g. people in the media, people able to evoke political legislation etc.) and those who are able to influence on a smaller scale, within communities and social circles.
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I really recommend this to everyone. There is shit in here that I promise you, you don’t know exists! And you need to know about it! It poses preventative measures, too, so it’s assuring to know that there is a plan of action and people doing the work. We can all do our part to deconstruct what the patriarchy and toxic masculinity has taught us, and stop violence and abuse against women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, and Hate crime

sadiefc's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

This book contains unedited, real life quotes and messages of deeply disturbed, violent, racist and sexist human beings.