Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price

6 reviews

chemeducator's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

The narrator was distracting from the content in this audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Ableism

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

meganpbell's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

A social psychologist examines the “laziness lie”—the dominant and damaging belief that being virtuous means working hard and being productive—from its puritanical roots to its impact on work, activism, and our personal lives and relationships today. This relied a little more on anecdotes and interviews than on hard studies and statistics than I would like, but I still think it’s groundbreaking, radical, inclusive and definitely worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Classism, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Sexism, and Grief

random19379's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Violence, and Sexism

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book was easy-to-read with an accessible tone and relatable testimonials and annecdotes. It also completely changed my worldview - affirming beliefs that bring me peace and challenging ones that harm me. I recommend this book as highly as possible to everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Eating disorder and Addiction

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, and Sexism

amandabcook's review

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Racism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexism

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced

4.25

This book made me mad and fired up in the best possible way. Some of this information was stuff I already knew here and there, but it was great to see it laid out all together. I didn't necessarily relate to the compulsion to overwork that the author and their interviewees experienced; I'm pretty adamant about leaving work at work. Still, I notice this around me, and I know it's because of larger structural issues that make people feel they have to behave this way. 

I definitely feel that the beginning of the book was stronger than the latter portions. I understood that the laziness lie applied to areas other than labor, but I think the author could have made those connections to other areas a little more clear. Still, I loved this, and it gave me a lot to think about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Classism, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Genocide, and Racism