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maggieparedesauthor's review
3.0
Graphic: Slavery, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Child death, Racism, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Gun violence, Sexual content, Abortion, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
katie_reading's review
3.0
Moderate: Police brutality and Rape
emwgrace's review
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Slavery, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Violence
Minor: Racial slurs
cassielaj's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Rape, Police brutality, Sexism, Transphobia, Racial slurs, and Cursing
There are essays in this book that are challenging and cover tragic content, but Gay does so in a very compassionate way with a great deal of care.taviarz's review
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, and Death
beca_reads's review
3.5
I went into this thinking it was going to be more statistical based but was more so Gay's personal journey with being a feminist while drawing on feminist research and global events To begin with I was not so sure on the writing style but I think maybe some of the earlier essay's were just weaker than some of the later essay's in the book. I did really enjoy how Gay talked about literature and other forms of the media throughout the book, It's left me with lots of good recommendations to read or watch and added a critical lens to media I've already consumed.
Graphic: Biphobia, Police brutality, Ableism, Body shaming, Racism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Lesbophobia, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Islamophobia, and Misogyny
its_j's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racism, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Medical trauma
ainebeam's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Slavery
fullybooked22's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Police brutality
puttingwingsonwords's review
3.5
Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Transphobia, and Violence