Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Women Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence Given

145 reviews

entiresunset's review

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Misogyny, and Homophobia

lyonmir16's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

fesd5's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

3.0

Educational and introspective, this book provided insights that allowed me to turn my gaze inwards and question my own instincts, personal beliefs, and standards. This book was a therapy session in a short and affordable digestable form. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

paulawind's review

informative medium-paced

3.0

White Girlboss Feminism

It is a very introductory read, so heads up to anyone who knows the basics of feminist discourse, this book will feel lacking in many areas.

It is however great as a gift for your (White, middle class, thin) younger cousin who just embarks on her feminist journey. Florence states on many occasions that her view is influenced by her privilege so kudos to her for knowing her limitations but still I felt the one-dimensionality of her narration to be showing a slither of what feminism is, and by this omission, inherently misunderstanding it. 

It is a girlboss White millennial feminism bible. Take from that what you will but I grated my teeth more often than not. I probably outgrown this book and that shows how important is to go a step beyond and listen to more diverse voices. 

The biggest issue that isn’t addressed by the author is that her pov is deeply capitalistic and individualistic. It’s all about you, nothing about community and uplifting each other. If you don’t talk about men with other women then talk about work. You see where I’m getting there?

Overall, not a bad read but please for your own good continue reading past this book, don’t settle here, it’s just brushing the surface.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

ellislilylovestoread's review

challenging informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Racism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Homophobia

Minor: Cultural appropriation

scarlettoliver's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Racism, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Ableism, Fatphobia, and Rape

Minor: Biphobia, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Sexual content, and Cursing

bexy's review

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Racism

lyazrz's review

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Sexism, and Sexual content

ffionjohnson's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective

4.0

This book should be compulsory reading, I recommend to anyone who wants to grow and improve as an open-minded, empathic person. As someone who has read a few books like this, it was mostly reinforcing things I already knew, although some of the stats shocked me in a sad way. It was a reminder that I am a boss, and that my feminist ideals are not “too extreme”, and has helped me to allow that part of myself to come a bit further out of hiding. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

lucy12345's review

informative reflective fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape and Misogyny

Minor: Homophobia, Biphobia, Eating disorder, and Lesbophobia