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alibi313's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Nothing here that I haven’t heard before, but it needs to be written about regularly so that it breaks through to the general populace. Not a big fan of her cutesy portmanteaux, through (“himpathy” and “herasure” stand out as eye-rolling examples).
melanierae's review against another edition
Concise and well done! Nothing outstandingly new or groundbreaking to me but good specific examples and good weaving together of cultural aspects to shift the lens
kristinaxo's review against another edition
3.5
Compared to other feminist books I’ve read this is… nice. I liked all the chapters and feel that this is a good introductory text to feminism and misogyny. The only chapter I truly didn’t like was the one with the entitlement to power because to me it seemed like pure white feminism at display.
jeffbrimhall's review against another edition
AudioBook: some of this seemed a bit over the top (incel discussion) but some of it seems pretty legit.
shannonmmay's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
angelpearacolyte's review against another edition
This is the second "feminist" book I've read that downplays what happened with Grace and Aziz Ansari.
For CHRISSAKES, she tries to GET AWAY from him for THIRTY MINUTES, STOPS RECIPROCATING THEIR SEXUAL ACTIVITY, TELLS HIM SHE "DOESN'T WANT TO FEEL FORCED," SAYS "NO I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS," and pulls her hand away ONLY FOR HIM TO GRAB HER HAND AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES.
He makes fun of her by saying "doesn't look like you hate me."
Lost all respect for the author for hemming and hawing like Grace didn't clearly describe the kind of situation that real feminists have tirelessly worked to have classified as assault for decades.
This situation is not meaningfully like the one in "Cat Person," and it's an insult to Grace that Kate Manne can't or won't make a distinction.
For CHRISSAKES, she tries to GET AWAY from him for THIRTY MINUTES, STOPS RECIPROCATING THEIR SEXUAL ACTIVITY, TELLS HIM SHE "DOESN'T WANT TO FEEL FORCED," SAYS "NO I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS," and pulls her hand away ONLY FOR HIM TO GRAB HER HAND AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES.
He makes fun of her by saying "doesn't look like you hate me."
Lost all respect for the author for hemming and hawing like Grace didn't clearly describe the kind of situation that real feminists have tirelessly worked to have classified as assault for decades.
This situation is not meaningfully like the one in "Cat Person," and it's an insult to Grace that Kate Manne can't or won't make a distinction.