Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

10 reviews

qqjj's review

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

noscalangaeaf's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

a truly beautiful book. Mary Beard is so mother.

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Content Warnings

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

lavieee's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

As many have mentioned before, the worst part avout this book is that there is not more of it. 

The book tackles some rather compex topics in what I feel is an accessible and easy to understand way. The vocabulary isn't overly complex, each idea is very well developed and explained. You don't need to know the greek poems that come up through the book for the comparison and explanations to make sense. Mary Beard does an excellent job of explaining the struggle of womeb to reach and stay in power. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual violence

freyaboobac's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Violence

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

Minor: Suicide

frantically's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

3.25

A good starting point into interesting feminist topics. I especially enjoyed the part of the "Public Voice" of women and how it's able to be related to ancient times. I greatly appreciated Beard's thoughts on the #MeToo movement at the end of the book and how she puts them into the bigger picture of the book. These are well written speeches and Beard herself acknowledges that they aren't as fleshed out as they could be but I wish they had been! The length they're now, it all just feels like a very long introduction. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Body horror, Death, and War

iinasomnia's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Death

evieolive's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Really interesting, especially the references to my pal Metamorphoses 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

nickel's review

challenging funny reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kazik's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery

epellicci's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Women and Power is an interesting insight into the way that Western culture structurally denies women access to power and a voice. I found the focus on language particularly compelling, however I would have liked to see Beard examine some of her suggestions for dissolving these traditions in a little more detail. That being said, this short book packs a punch and provides valuable definitions and recognition to the lived experiences of women, supplying enough information to encourage further research and thought about the topics Beard introduces. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexism