Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence by Kristen R. Ghodsee

5 reviews

sycamore's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Self harm, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Informative and illuminating. I didn't feel that the conclusion matched the rest of the content, since it was mostly a call for everyone to vote. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Trafficking, Homophobia, Cancer, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide

toffishay's review

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

I really enjoyed this book overall. I found it informative and I think it's accessible for anyone, but particularly interesting if you have studied sociology or history of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc before. Some parts fall a little flat and the calls to action are nothing new. I still found the approach of this book to be really unique and I a great intro to thinking about this topics.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Emotional abuse, War, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

sapphicfog's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

This book is excellent as a foundation for why understanding financial systems is essential for feminists! I will say it does centre on white cishet women, and fails to be as intersectional as I would have liked!

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

babyanarkist's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

1.75

Here's the quick version:
If you're already a socialist, don't bother reading it.
If you're an American who longs to live in one of the nordic countries, then it's a good introduction to social democracy.

Other than that, it includes some nice historical learning-material on women's role in the worker's rights movement, and about women's rights in Soviet Russia. 
Already being an anarcha-socialist, this didn't do much for me. But I did learn a few things about Stalinist Russia that we didn't learn about in my (very much fueled by male perspective) IB History HL classes on authoritative states. 

However, this book's purpose wasn't to teach you about history, it was to sell you an idea. And it just... Didn't? If I wasn't already a socialist, I don't think this book would've done anything to convince me to become one. 

It seems rushed and too long, it seems like it could've been an article (hint: it was, originally), and overall it seems like selling point is the title.

I'm left disappointed. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse