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mischief_in_the_library's review against another edition
2.0
This book was not written for a general audience. Or if it was, the author has spent too much time in academia and has forgotten that a general audience does not know what words like 'tollens' and 'cui bono' mean. There were too many citations and footnotes to not scare off even a highly educated reader - and anyone not educated in philosophy will not understand most of the frequent jargon. There were long sentences and overuse of brackets and italics that got in the way of comprehension.
However, if you're able to flip past the pages in the first few chapters that are too difficult to read, the last two or three chapters are quite readable. The cases the author referred to were interesting, and while she's mostly preaching to the choir in my reading, she brought up some interesting ideas that I had not thought about before. It was quite enjoyable to see Julia Gillard's treatment compared to Hilary Clinton.
I can't say I recommend it, but if you are a philosophy academic, you might like it!
However, if you're able to flip past the pages in the first few chapters that are too difficult to read, the last two or three chapters are quite readable. The cases the author referred to were interesting, and while she's mostly preaching to the choir in my reading, she brought up some interesting ideas that I had not thought about before. It was quite enjoyable to see Julia Gillard's treatment compared to Hilary Clinton.
I can't say I recommend it, but if you are a philosophy academic, you might like it!
subdue_provide75's review against another edition
fast-paced
1.5
I'm not sure what I've taken from this book. It was smooth reading though!
marrireadsandrambles's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Violence, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide
liia's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
incredibly researched, thorough and detailed. i struggled to keep up at certain points, but this is dense non-fiction so that makes sense. i learned So much. i didn't always know where manne was going, but i knew when we'd arrived. the information is a must for everyone to know even if i wouldn't recommend the book to everyone.
if i ever have to hear about elliot rodger again i will lose it.
if i ever have to hear about elliot rodger again i will lose it.
juliasilge's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a LONG time to finish this book, partly because it is pretty grim subject matter (intimate partner violence, etc) and partly because it is a dense, fairly academic text; I don't tend to read a lot of analytic philosophy. Manne is a rigorous thinker and a brilliant writer. In this book, she distinguishes between sexism (an ideology about gender roles) and her main subject, misogyny (social, historical systems that enforce patriarchy). This book was published in 2017 and reflects on the election of Donald Trump, the trial of Brock Turner, the Isla Vista killings from 2014, and more; it is pretty interesting to read this book with just barely a few years of distance from some of these examples. If anything, the bit of distance makes Manne look more precise and persuasive.
Be prepared for the entirely pessimistic ending.
Be prepared for the entirely pessimistic ending.
taylordnelson's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.25
A really interesting and extensively researched look at the philosophical roots of misogyny. This book is dense and technical but thinking of it as an academic text, the chapters reinforce the main messages again and again so I feel like I grasped her main thesis, that misogyny is not born out of dehumanization as much as it is born from entitlement to women's caregiving and attention. I plan to return to this book often; it's a wealth of further reading and materials to look into! Overall, I recommend for those interested.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Racism, and Rape
mj_almquist's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
This book was super informative and has an amazing conversation around it. I read this for a class and enjoyed our conversation about the book.
There was a lot of information in here for sure, but I would have loved to see more of how misogyny connected to race and class among other things. I completely understand needing to have a more narrow field of subject of a novel.
Although I really enjoyed a lot of the content of this book, as someone with a Political science background, reading a book where the author has a philosophy background was honestly a little hard because the writing style is very different than what I am more used to reading.
Overall, enjoyed the message on this book and will be recommending to others!
There was a lot of information in here for sure, but I would have loved to see more of how misogyny connected to race and class among other things. I completely understand needing to have a more narrow field of subject of a novel.
Although I really enjoyed a lot of the content of this book, as someone with a Political science background, reading a book where the author has a philosophy background was honestly a little hard because the writing style is very different than what I am more used to reading.
Overall, enjoyed the message on this book and will be recommending to others!