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jeffbrimhall's review against another edition
AudioBook: some of this seemed a bit over the top (incel discussion) but some of it seems pretty legit.
shannonmmay's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
angelpearacolyte's review against another edition
This is the second "feminist" book I've read that downplays what happened with Grace and Aziz Ansari.
For CHRISSAKES, she tries to GET AWAY from him for THIRTY MINUTES, STOPS RECIPROCATING THEIR SEXUAL ACTIVITY, TELLS HIM SHE "DOESN'T WANT TO FEEL FORCED," SAYS "NO I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS," and pulls her hand away ONLY FOR HIM TO GRAB HER HAND AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES.
He makes fun of her by saying "doesn't look like you hate me."
Lost all respect for the author for hemming and hawing like Grace didn't clearly describe the kind of situation that real feminists have tirelessly worked to have classified as assault for decades.
This situation is not meaningfully like the one in "Cat Person," and it's an insult to Grace that Kate Manne can't or won't make a distinction.
For CHRISSAKES, she tries to GET AWAY from him for THIRTY MINUTES, STOPS RECIPROCATING THEIR SEXUAL ACTIVITY, TELLS HIM SHE "DOESN'T WANT TO FEEL FORCED," SAYS "NO I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS," and pulls her hand away ONLY FOR HIM TO GRAB HER HAND AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES.
He makes fun of her by saying "doesn't look like you hate me."
Lost all respect for the author for hemming and hawing like Grace didn't clearly describe the kind of situation that real feminists have tirelessly worked to have classified as assault for decades.
This situation is not meaningfully like the one in "Cat Person," and it's an insult to Grace that Kate Manne can't or won't make a distinction.
quixote430's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
A powerful, timely book that reignited the feminist in me. I listed to the audiobook. Fortunately it wasn't overly scholarly but the author's points were supported by strong research and current examples of how women are still struggling in a world of male entitlement.
llayaz's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
sara_shocks's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was good, and for much of the book the entitlement framework makes sense. though in some places it felt like more of a stretch. I don't think this felt as groundbreaking for me as Down Girl, and part of that was due to her somewhat heavier quotations of other works, including several I have read and enjoyed (Chanel Miller's Know My Name, Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom's Thick, Darcy Lockman's All the Rage).