Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

34 reviews

meemzala's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

I’m sad to say I didn’t connect with this book as much as I had hoped to. I’ll continue to read bell hooks’ works. While it may be an unfair critique, her use of heteronormativity and the binary gender construct took me out of the book. I agree that the patriarchy exists, that all people suffer under it, that both men and women exist, and that there is a majority of cisgender heterosexual people in the world. But I disagree that so much of this book needed to focus on that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

Minor: Grief and Toxic friendship

amberinpieces's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

omenglehart's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book goes in my "sacred texts" pile. So many new and complex things to consider and learn from. I reread chapters as I went, it was so good! This book changed the way I love myself and others.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Colonisation

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Gaslighting

isaa's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Estoy de acuerdo con muchas de las criticas que he leído al respecto de este libro. La perspectiva super hetero, el enfoque espiritual desde un punto cristiano, y la falta de fuentes para sus conclusiones son cansados después de un rato. Para el punto en el que llegue al capitulo sobre espiritualidad ya no me dieron muchas ganas de continuar leyendo, como quiera continue y qué bueno que lo hice pero definitivamente me tomo esfuerzo. Sobre la falta de fuentes y datos, entiendo la critica pero también simpatizo con razonamiento de porque escribir así -que sea accessible para cualquier audiencia -, especialmente porque previo a empezar el libro yo tenia la preocupación de que iba a ser muy complicado de entender. A final de cuentas creo que él no acordar con bell hooks en todo fue un buen ejercicio de reflexión.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

justinareads's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

kaiulanilee's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

maiasnowdrop's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, and Grief

kers_tin's review

inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Suicide

cosmic_blooms's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming and Sexual content