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designsbymeghen's review
4.5
I really enjoyed this book. Toxic masculinity is bad for ALL of us. Liz does a fantastic job breaking it down with statistics, stories, history, and the state of the current world. It shifted my thoughts on being more compassionate to the men in my life and ways I can be more supportive and thoughtful to young boys. Everyone should read this book.
laurajean95's review against another edition
5.0
Must read. J’ai appris beaucoup de choses qui m’ont amenées à la réflexion. Seul bémol était la traduction française qui était moyenne…
thelaurelwreathcrowned's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Transformative read.
blaineduncan's review against another edition
4.0
This writing and research serves to make excellent connections between how cultures view masculinity and how those result in many problems, not to mention all the overlaps between masculinity and issues with race and beyond.
oakington's review against another edition
2.0
So this is one of the few books I’ve felt the need to actually write out a review on. It took me ages to finish this book bc I had to put it down out of irritation and boredom. Also to preface this, I’m a man and from Scandinavia - both which are factors that I think severely impacted how insightful (and good) I thought this book was.
First of all I found it overly surface level, most of the points and conclusions are like “no-shit” statements, like not seeking help for problems generally doesn’t fix them, and stereotypically men don’t, who would have thought?
Secondly the writing feels confused, the writing style is generally casual, almost feeling like a public diary of sorts. Though sometimes it cites studies and statistics, which clashes with as it feels like the studies etc. are meant to be impactful in a way that’s at odds with the style. Plus my pet peeve of refusing to summarise them jn a satisfying way. And finally on this point there’s an awful lot of repetition, there were several times I had to check if I was rereading something. This happens both from chapter to chapter but more glaringly from page to page.
Thirdly I’m unsure who this is aimed at? Who gets something out of this book? It’s too feminist for people who adhere to the archaic genderroles, not deep enough for those who don’t. It does bring to light the main negatives of traditional masculinity, but which man doesn’t already know this - especially if willing to read the book. So who are left? People who are feminists but haven’t stopped to think about the rather obvious implications of gender roles on men? Idk.
First of all I found it overly surface level, most of the points and conclusions are like “no-shit” statements, like not seeking help for problems generally doesn’t fix them, and stereotypically men don’t, who would have thought?
Secondly the writing feels confused, the writing style is generally casual, almost feeling like a public diary of sorts. Though sometimes it cites studies and statistics, which clashes with as it feels like the studies etc. are meant to be impactful in a way that’s at odds with the style. Plus my pet peeve of refusing to summarise them jn a satisfying way. And finally on this point there’s an awful lot of repetition, there were several times I had to check if I was rereading something. This happens both from chapter to chapter but more glaringly from page to page.
Thirdly I’m unsure who this is aimed at? Who gets something out of this book? It’s too feminist for people who adhere to the archaic genderroles, not deep enough for those who don’t. It does bring to light the main negatives of traditional masculinity, but which man doesn’t already know this - especially if willing to read the book. So who are left? People who are feminists but haven’t stopped to think about the rather obvious implications of gender roles on men? Idk.
xibalba133's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0