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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
DISCLAIMER: I am not a feminist in any way, shape or form. I will admit I agree with some ideas but also disagree with others of the feminist movement. I also do not "hate" men (more on this later in my review).
I found this book entirely upon an accident in the library (I do not own this and will not own this book) and rolled my eyes at the title. But I started reading a couple of pages and realized while the author and I may not see eye-to-eye on certain things, she had some very real and applicable dating advice so I gave this book a chance because, well I suck at dating.
The notion that compelled me the most is that Roberson clarifies that she does not hate men as individuals, but rather as the way society paints the image of men as a general which I deeply agree with. I also found her dating advice very applicable to my life and it helped me see things from a different perspective that I personally never would have thought of.
Overall, while I do not agree with Roberson's feminist views and ideas, this book was a helpful tool and I'm glad I put down my own personal beliefs and biases to read this book. Dating is a scary thing and reading a book about it makes it seem less scary.
I found this book entirely upon an accident in the library (I do not own this and will not own this book) and rolled my eyes at the title. But I started reading a couple of pages and realized while the author and I may not see eye-to-eye on certain things, she had some very real and applicable dating advice so I gave this book a chance because, well I suck at dating.
The notion that compelled me the most is that Roberson clarifies that she does not hate men as individuals, but rather as the way society paints the image of men as a general which I deeply agree with. I also found her dating advice very applicable to my life and it helped me see things from a different perspective that I personally never would have thought of.
Overall, while I do not agree with Roberson's feminist views and ideas, this book was a helpful tool and I'm glad I put down my own personal beliefs and biases to read this book. Dating is a scary thing and reading a book about it makes it seem less scary.
I got real nervous about this book. I started it and laughed through the first chapter. Then came to GR to see most everyone panned it. And after finishing to them I say - lighten up? I ... of course she actually loves men otherwise she wouldn’t care about trying to date one! Anyways I enjoyed the book. Laughed a lot. Resonated with it more. Followed her on Twitter.
Gave up on this. Just couldn't relate. It's like she just built essays out of Tweets, and not in a good way.
funny
slow-paced
I really wanted more advice, but honestly, what can you do until we dismantle the patriarchy?
Until then, I'm really glad to know that I'm not alone.
Until then, I'm really glad to know that I'm not alone.
I saw this book at the library and laughed out loud as I read the first two pages. I know some people were upset because they were expecting this to be a sociological study or feminist critique (and there are pieces of that), but it was clear from the start this is a personal narrative that is very “relatable” in the best way possible. I kept taking pictures of different lines and texting them to friends because they were so fitting to our own experiences. From the beginning she makes it clear that she doesn’t actually hate men (nor do I) but does bring up issues unique to trying to date in an era when patriarchal conditioning (along with rom coms) have distorted our understanding of love and partnership. Our new progressive ideals create some dissonance with how we’ve been raised (both men and women), and women walk a tight rope between empowerment and the lingering latent expectation that women should be in relationships and there is something wrong or missing if we are not. Smart and funny. Definitely read if you’re in the mood for a laugh and some social commentary (spoiler alert: she’s not a fan of Trump).
DNF at ~120, but frankly should’ve stopped earlier. The title? Incredible. And yet, this book gave no genuinely interesting advice and read like the erratic rants of someone who is not funny and has no experience in any subject related to dating.
3.5 months to read a simply written (not an insult) book is really enough of a review... It reminded me of texting my friends when starting a new relationship, which doesn't make an interesting read to me
Was entertaining, but was a bit too much about dating and not enough about hating men for my taste.
Read for the Read Harder Challenge #4: A humor book.
Read for the Read Harder Challenge #4: A humor book.