Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob

4 reviews

koplomps's review

informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Police brutality, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Minor: Cancer, Child death, and Drug use

alayamorning's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

reading_between_the_trees's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book was a really profound look into living as an Indian-American, particularly in relation to the 2008 and 2016 elections, as well as 9/11. It highlighted microagressions, blatant racism, and the intersection of Jacob's identity with her gender as a woman. Jacob also highlights some important moments in her relationship with her Jewish husband, acknowledging the differences in privilege between the two of them. And my favorite aspect of the book were the conversations with Jacob's son, Z. There are tough conversations and funny ones, and Z's persistence in asking hard questions is a source of hope for his own life and what is yet to come in America. I learned a lot reading this book, and even though the Trump presidency is over, the forces that allowed it are not, making this book as important as ever to read. Additionally, the art in this novel was very cool. I'd never seen this style of pictures with drawing cut-outs before in a graphic novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Medical content, Drug use, and Cursing

Minor: Biphobia and Child death

emfass's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense

5.0

Second read, via audiobook. This was one of the most fabulous audiobooks I've ever listened to. The format is well-served because Jacob's book is almost entirely written in dialogue, and so it felt like a full audioplay. The cast was amazing, I loved the atmospheric sounds added in. I didn't think it was possible but it made me love this book even more.

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First read:
A wonderful, heartbreaking book. Jacob depicts her experiences with racism in the U.S. via conversations she's had with family, friends, partners, strangers, and her mixed-race son.

I absolutely loved the mixed media format of this book. Even more than that, I loved the frank, clear nature of the conversations she depicts. They cut right to the chase and explain certain aspects of racism in an accessible, undeniable way. 

I recommend this book to everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Drug use