A review by edelstein
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

A reflection on modern masculinity and the negativity it casts on our society, Bell Hooks offers some amazing insights on the emotional lives of boys; a life that is constantly ignored and shoved down. Her analysis is detailed and intricate, examining not just the negative effects of the patriarchy but walking readers through the formation and maintenance of it as a whole. She does not vilify men nor women, but instead shows how we are hurt by the system and how even people with the best intentions uphold it. In doing so, she offers paths to reconnect with our emotions and realize the painful existence it is to shove them away. Although I disagree with her at times throughout the book, one cannot deny how thoughtful and insightful she was to the world around us.