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I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

bluelishi's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm afraid of both men and women

isirla's review against another edition

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5.0

Such a big punch in such a small package. I felt every word, every letter.

kcreadsthings's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

jayraams's review against another edition

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4.0

A very thought-provoking book.

mjcerise's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

mconant's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad

4.0

alainajreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

This was a short but impactful part-memoir, part-examination of how misogyny and patriarchy impacted the author, Vivek Shraya, in her earlier years as a boy and after she came out as a trans woman. The jump from first to second-person POV in the section where Shraya recounts her experiences with men was an unusual choice and on audio the anecdotes flowed together so it took me some time to realize she wasn’t just describing the same man in different paragraphs. But overall, this made me think and left me with much to consider about the intersection of femininity, transness, and racialized identity and my own idea of a “good man” and relationship with gender. In fact, I wished it were longer!

k_ko's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

livruther's review

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emotional fast-paced

4.0

i think i would have had a better reading experience if i went with the physical book or ebook instead of the audio :/ but the writing was good. hard to read, but i think its supposed to be

monstergirlreading's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0