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A review by rayne_99
Sweatpants Season by Danielle Allen
1.0
I was hesitant going into this book after I read the synopsis but I was hoping this would be a more light, fun read than anything else but I was wrong. There were many things I had issues with in this book but the extent of misogyny and sexualization is reason enough for my rating. It’s one thing if the characters grow in the end and see the wrongs that progressed throughout the book but that didn’t happen here. There was just a lot that was brushed off and when things were addressed, it wasn’t to the extent it should have been or missed the whole problem entirely. Like the newsletter. It should have been a big problem no matter the person, but they made it seem like it was only an issue when they realized who it was. That unknown woman is a person too who was being just as grossly and unknowingly objectified.
Carlos acts all high and mighty like he’s the most respectful guy out there but they way he lets the other guys talk on his podcast proves he’s not even close. He is not saying disrespectful and disgusting things but he just sits there and lets them say it all. The fact that he even considers them his best friends is bad enough. I don’t care how they try to spin it, Carlos sucked. A truly good guy wouldn’t sit there while other guys say those things and he would definitely not only disagree with what the podcast stands for, but also be aware of how problematic City Boy and Country Boy are. What makes it worse is that he acknowledged to an extent that they go “too far” but still defended them. It seems like I’m the only one who had such a strong distain for him compared to other reviews though.
Akila wasn’t any better. She was a hypocrite all around. She was on her high horse judging Carlos for the podcast that objectifies women then so openly and consistently sexualized Carlos himself. I can see this book trying to have some resemblance of feminism in it but it misses terribly. What the book was actually about and what it was trying to portray, are completely contradictory to each other. She also saw how problematic the podcast was but somehow didn’t see Carlos in the same light. She had moments of actually holding Carlos accountable but then she went right back to thinking he’s a good guy and couldn’t help but like him. I just don’t understand how she could be so strongly against what he does but still be attracted to him the way she is.
I didn’t like the characters, I didn’t like the message behind this book and I didn’t like how everything was resolved in the end either. This was my fault though, I should have known what I was getting into after reading the synopsis.
Carlos acts all high and mighty like he’s the most respectful guy out there but they way he lets the other guys talk on his podcast proves he’s not even close. He is not saying disrespectful and disgusting things but he just sits there and lets them say it all. The fact that he even considers them his best friends is bad enough. I don’t care how they try to spin it, Carlos sucked. A truly good guy wouldn’t sit there while other guys say those things and he would definitely not only disagree with what the podcast stands for, but also be aware of how problematic City Boy and Country Boy are. What makes it worse is that he acknowledged to an extent that they go “too far” but still defended them. It seems like I’m the only one who had such a strong distain for him compared to other reviews though.
Akila wasn’t any better. She was a hypocrite all around. She was on her high horse judging Carlos for the podcast that objectifies women then so openly and consistently sexualized Carlos himself. I can see this book trying to have some resemblance of feminism in it but it misses terribly. What the book was actually about and what it was trying to portray, are completely contradictory to each other. She also saw how problematic the podcast was but somehow didn’t see Carlos in the same light. She had moments of actually holding Carlos accountable but then she went right back to thinking he’s a good guy and couldn’t help but like him. I just don’t understand how she could be so strongly against what he does but still be attracted to him the way she is.
I didn’t like the characters, I didn’t like the message behind this book and I didn’t like how everything was resolved in the end either. This was my fault though, I should have known what I was getting into after reading the synopsis.