Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Off with Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power by Eleanor Herman

6 reviews

jehansen127's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

mondovertigo's review

informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

allyem_reads's review

challenging informative

3.5

6.71 CAWPILE 

The feminine rage I felt while reading this book was STRONG. I thought that it was very well researched, well outlined, and well written. You can really tell that this is a topic the author feels very passionately about. While I can't say I "enjoyed" reading this (I mean who really wants to read nearly 400 pages of women being belittled, demonized, and vilified) I think it was an important read and it left me with a lot to think about and reflect on.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

vedpears's review

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual harassment, Violence, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Murder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Rape, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Body shaming

rheagoveas's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

mfrisk's review

While this book may be for some it pretty quickly to me felt very centered around a very narrow definition of feminism. Despite being about misogyny the author very quickly uses language that is Islamophobic and excludes trans women and is very strict to a binary of women and men. It already felt repetitive very early on as well in the main thesis points. 

I think this could potentially based off the description be a good beginner book on feminism and misogyny but shouldn’t be viewed as a definitive guide as it strives to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Islamophobia