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A review by olivianw
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.5
I can’t say I *enjoyed* this book. But I appreciate the importance of this kind of research. And I hugely admire Laura Bates for having the dedication (and stomach) to write it!
I found it very interesting, and even though it made my anxiety shoot through the roof, I could not stop reading. As well as examining extreme levels of misogyny, I feel like Bates took care not to generalise, and was even sympathetic to some of the subjects in this book (where sympathy was due!). The result is an incredibly fair and nuanced look at “Men Who Hate Women”.
I found it very interesting, and even though it made my anxiety shoot through the roof, I could not stop reading. As well as examining extreme levels of misogyny, I feel like Bates took care not to generalise, and was even sympathetic to some of the subjects in this book (where sympathy was due!). The result is an incredibly fair and nuanced look at “Men Who Hate Women”.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence