seawitch77 's review for:

Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

4.0

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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Really really eye opening book and an incredibly heart wrenching read where closing the book doesn't distance you from the horror. Bates does an amazing job slowly presenting the case of extreme misogyny as terrorism and the different layers/fonts of radicalization that lend support for extreme misogyny in the west. She made a vital contribution by identifying the problem and for that alone this book is a must read. Her call to action left me feeling rather bleak as it banks on male role models stepping up and doing their part for gender equality, Im just not feeling that hopeful. I understand her argument and agree, its just disheartening to see how much needs to change and how little you can do or say given your audience.