Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

34 reviews

ammmiiiii's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

A collection of thought-provoking, outstandingly written essays about life, love, sexism, misogyny, racism, and growing up. Each one is short enough not to be tedious and simultaneously long enough to really explore the topic. It’s evident that writing comes naturally to Tolentino.

My two favourites were Pure Heroines (which examines the changing presentation of heroines in literature over time) and We Come From Old Virginia (which explores the intersection between rape/rape culture and gender using the University of Virginia as an example). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Minor: Racism and Drug use

lolasherwin's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, and Rape

mads_jpg's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.0

Yet another audiobook that was so good I need to read my own physical copy so I can annotate it. So many interesting stories and analyses that I need to pour over again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cultural appropriation

abbysnofun's review against another edition

4.0

if you're sensitive to discussions of rape, skip We Come From Old Virginia

some of these essays are absolutely incredible and thought provoking, but others felt flat in comparison.
 

My favorites were:

- Always Be Optimizing

- Ecstasy

- The Cult of Difficult Women

- The Story of a Generation in Seven Scams

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Rape

Moderate: Racism

camoo3032's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

3.75

The first half was a bit of a struggle to get through but I thoroughly enjoyed the second half. My biggest criticism would be that she often recounts information or includes personal tales that are tangential to the point that she's trying to make. I also fear that aspects of this book will lose their relevance the further away we get from the Trump Administrative 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Genocide, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Sexual content, Transphobia, Classism, Slavery, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Infidelity, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, War, and Fire/Fire injury

lilysueparker's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is the quickest recommendation I’ve ever had for a book. I was continuously challenged, delighted, frustrated, and moved to tears. Tolentino has  created an astoundingly congruent series of reflections on what it means to be a woman, to be American, to be alive. I see myself returning to this book again and again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexism, and Sexual assault

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

I listened to this pretty quickly. Liked some parts much more than others. Some of the writing got a little drag-y, and I noticed I zoned out in some parts because of it. I don't think I would've liked it if I physically read it instead of listening to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

Super informative and really engaging, I definitely learned a lot from this book. I think sometimes it definitely took a while to get to some of the main ideas of some of the essays, but overall they were still really interesting and enjoyable for me to read about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: War and Stalking

gellyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Rape, and Sexism