Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

65 reviews

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is an incredibly informative and important book that i recommend everyone reads. Bates offers an accessible and gripping look into the world of misogyny and sexism, especially in online spaces, that shows all the ways in which the world still often times turns a blind eye or even unactively supports misogyny. 

This is a rather heavy book, with discussions around sexual assault, murder and harassment, but I think it’s incredibly important to read if you feel you can handle those topics. The author uses a mixture of her own experiences, interviews with other victims, academics and activists, and her own research into the world of online misogyny to create a concise discussion about sexism and what the world can do to tackle it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Suicide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Abortion, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, and Xenophobia

kimberlyds's review against another edition

informative tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Misogyny

jeggert10's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Misogyny, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Sexism, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Racial slurs, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Abortion, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Racism, Stalking, and Xenophobia

bri_14's review against another edition

It’s a lot of jargon that makes it hard for me to read through as quickly as other genres. Also some of the authors tidbits and sarcasm in parenthesis make an already long chapter even longer. I don’t mind a personalized touch but it’s frustrating when you already account for a longer book. I wish that chapters would have been shortened some. 

Also at times it read like a research paper—not opposed but not what I expected either. I did like how the chapters were broken up to describe each type of person, it helped show the variety in the topic. This is my second Dnf bc I could feel the slump coming along but it really isnt a bad book just slower paced 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking and Racism

eburc's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.0

The first half of the book was more informative on how various men’s groups work and attract people - did sometimes get repetitive, and covered information that I already know/live through. 

The stuff on young men actually becoming less progressive did give me nightmares

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Racism and Gun violence

ghost_rider's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, Rape, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Murder, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

laurareadsbig's review

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Gun violence

moongirljesse's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.25

The beginning was slow as someone who is very familiar with online "men's rights" communities - I was like, I'm familiar with incels, PUAs, MRAs, etc. - but the last few chapters I found incredibly informative, especially when Bates talked about discussing these topics with high school students and how the YouTube algorithm explicitly promotes this extremist, misogynistic content. A great read and something everyone should have an awareness of. I did skip the chapter about internet trolls because I have had enough real-life experiences with them that I didn't feel the need to read about them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Murder, and Gun violence

_caramel_'s review

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Racism, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Rape, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Islamophobia, Abortion, Child death, and Child abuse

Minor: Racial slurs

shermansays's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Stalking, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion, Homophobia, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Antisemitism