Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

69 reviews

eve81's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Moderate: Infidelity

nmccarron's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

couldn’t recommend this enough! this book challenged how i see others and how i see myself. incredible writings on the idea of the good man and the direct pipeline between misogyny and entitlement to space.

I recommend listening to the audiobook read by the author and listen to the last 15 minutes at 0.75x speed because every word she speaks is stunning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual harassment

The following possibly triggering words are said but not explicitly described:

thebookpirahna's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Sexual content

zombiezami's review

challenging informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Sexism, and Bullying

Moderate: Dysphoria, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, and Violence

marippe's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Very impactful message and emotional quotes.
The timeline was really confusing for me at some points and I kind of stuggled to link it all together when a lot feels discombobulated but i liked the message behind each other stories.

“Why is my humanity only seen or cared about when I share the ways in which I have been victimized and violated?” Was my favourite quote

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

nickthebooktoker's review

inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexism, Bullying, and Misogyny

emilywasbored's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts

chaya_v's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.0

A short but very powerful read. Vivek Shraya describes experiences she has had with men throughout her life and how they have/might have affected her. She gives interesting perspectives on gender and masculinity. I especially found interesting the good/bad denominators we use for men and how it impacts what we find acceptable or inacceptable behaviour. Also an important aspect of her experience was being a queer person of colour.
The only thing that could’ve been better in this book is the organisation of the parts/chapters. It jumps between different timelines and that makes it a bit confusing. 

Overall I’d really recommend reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Misogyny

cozylifewithabby's review

challenging

4.0

"Why is my humanity only seen or cared about when I share the ways in which I have been victimized and violated?" 

"How cruel it is to have endured two decades of being punished for being too girly only to be told that I am now not girly enough."

"What would my body look and feel like if I didn't have to mold it into both a shield and an ornament? How do I love a body that was never fully my own?"

This book was eye opening. It is a quick read and an important one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Sexual assault

nelleaalto's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked the format, being split into sections like that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia