Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

42 reviews

coleanne's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

beanie_bob's review against another edition

informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

This collection is about 10 years old now and while many of the feminist ideas are eternal, it feels a little basic in the year 2024. Still, I tried to read each essay with that in mind and tried not to hold it against the work. Also, even if the ideas are basic, it’s crucial to be reminded 1) how far we have come 2) that we are not crazy.

‘Men Explain Thing to Me’ - 5/5
‘The Longest War’ - 4.5/5
‘Worlds Collide in a Luxury Suite’ - 4/5
‘In Praise of the Threat: What Marriage Equality Really Means’ - 4/5
‘Grandmother Spider’ - 4.75/5
‘Woolf’s Darkness: Embracing the Inexplicable’ - 5/5
‘Casandra Among the Creeps’ - 5/5
‘#YesAllWomen: Feminists Rewrite the Story’ - 4/5
‘Pandora’s Box and the Volunteer Police Force’ - 3.5/5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Rape

glitterdeww's review

challenging informative tense medium-paced

4.0

I wasn't prepared for how much I'd love Rebecca Solnit's writing. Immediately picking up more essays by her.

Like any essay collection, there were some I know I'll reread and recommend multiple times and others that weren't in a subject where I have the most interest. But they are all excellent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, and Hate crime

rainbowarpaint's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

manisitdas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

salsbookcorner's review against another edition

reflective

3.75

Not what I was expecting and was definitely reflective and informative, a lot of statistics shared. I did become distinctly aware that this writing was coming from an American cis white woman’s perspective and it failed to take into account some women’s perspectives outside of that point of view, but an important read nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

The author shares a lot of important statistics on violence and crime against women and some of these crimes are described.

josefineh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

freyaboobac's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexism, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Racism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Classism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, and Genocide

lpfoley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is so much more complex and interesting of a book than I thought it would be. I sort of assumed it was going to be a snarky social experiment, but it’s a deep reflection on the violence and subjugation of women and the social and cultural impacts of that with stunningly beautiful writing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

arrowdodger's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and Mass/school shootings