Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

172 reviews

eggbois_gf's review

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

3.25

It started off really strong and attention grabbing but as it went on it all just seemed to blur together and lost meaning. You became desensitized to the content, which is one of the points Bates makes for us to not do. I feel like it could have been condensed as she reiterated a lot of the same points, but it is a good starting point for learning about incel and toxic masculine extremism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Violence

akizato's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

bekacrook's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This book took me a long time to read as I had to pick it up and put it back down as it made me angry, horrified and upset simultaneously about the beliefs that people hold and how common it is. It's scary to think that people you are in contact with, friends of yours, colleagues, whatever could easily hold these views and be a part of these groups and forums online disguised behind their anonymity there. 

The book started at the most extreme end of the spectrum and I was simply horrified. I had some inkling about incels and their community but seeing the language used and the posts they make and the sheer normalcy of their hatred and views in their community is terrifying. At some points I genuinely gasped and felt like I wanted to cry out of shock and horror. 

Surprisingly the book began to get easier to read as she wrote about further up the chain, to the levels of misogyny that surround us on the daily. The kind of misogyny that we know and as awful as it sounds are familiar with and comfortable reading about because it's what we've been programmed to believe isn't a big deal and just a part of every day life. When I realised that was why I wasn't having such an extreme reaction to this and was finding it easier to digest I was shocked and then mad that I hadn't even realised or been aware of it. 

This book is the first book I've read on the topic of misogyny and the extremism that accompanies it and I feel like it was a good place to start and has made me aware of how much more there is for me to know and learn about. It did feel a bit repetitive at times but I suppose that comes with talking about a topic like this with the different links of the chain and how they influence each other. However it has definitely opened my eyes up further and has given me the urge to want to delve deeper into this topic again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

dollyshouse97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Reflecting all the interactions I’ve had with men on and offline 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

aoifetriestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

It took me a long time to read this book, I took it in small doses over the whole year because it is very dark, depressing & real. It’s an important look at how dangerous a place the internet can be for women because of the actions of men. It’s very similar to my MA thesis.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Murder

laurenrxse's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

mj_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, and Violence

znvisser's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

2.5

This is an important book and the author did the research to provide insight in the addressed problems - and eventually an attempt at solutions as well. Even though I knew about most of these communities, this book still provided me some new insights. That being said, I had a hard time plowing through it and wouldn't have finished it this soon (or maybe at all) if it weren't for the January daily reading challenge. To me this information would have been presented more effectively as a series of journalistic articles, as in its current form it became repetitive quickly and felt too preachy to the choir to have a real impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

jminaprisc's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

annieaktike's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment