Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Shrill by Lindy West

17 reviews

taracloudclark's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

The title, I feel, is a bit remiss. Yes, while it discusses feminism, its focus is on the cross-sectionality of being female and being fat, and more broadly on society’s  focus on women’s physical appearance, specifically weight. It also provides unique insight into her neck of the journalism woods and changes in the emergence of the digital age.  

West is funny and informative. Her narration is appreciated since this is a memoir/essay collection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexism, Misogyny, and Bullying

jenmcvay's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Misogyny, Fatphobia, and Rape

heatherilene's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent

emmettdakool's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Death of parent, Cancer, Bullying, Body shaming, Abortion, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, and Grief

sammantha's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Rape

brookey8888's review

hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.0

I related to a lot of what was discussed in this book. Some of it I obviously couldn’t relate to and I understand why she wrote about it, but it wasn’t what I was expecting to read about. This is also very much not intersectional( I feel like I’m using the wrong word). It’s kind of white feminism, but not if that makes sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Sexism

1414's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Abortion, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

ritadragotta's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Abortion, Sexism, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, and Misogyny

princessfabulous's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Sexism

anniefwrites's review

dark funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

There's no doubt that Lindy West has a strong, impassioned voice. Her honesty in the face of a great deal of trauma is really remarkable. I especially loved the parts where she untangled the knots of grief and lessons learned in childhood. Some of the essays just made me... so angry?? Which I guess is the point, but man, I can't believe so many humans are so awful. The story about talking to her troll was really moving, and I wish it was a more common occurrence. A solid, bold read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness