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A review by irisolympe
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
I did hear that they were some misogyny in this book but I decide to still read it anyway hoping that it would not be that bad.
I was wrong and I'm quite sad that the misogyny in this book is not getting more talked.
here an excerpt from the book :
well said Giovanni, 'these absurd women running around today, full of ideas and nonsense, and thinking themselves equal to men - quelle rigolade ! they need to be beaten half to death so that they can find out who rules the world.' I laughed. 'Did the women you knew like to get beaten?' He smiled. I don't know if they liked it. But a beating never made them go away.' We both laughed.
I was wrong and I'm quite sad that the misogyny in this book is not getting more talked.
here an excerpt from the book :
well said Giovanni, 'these absurd women running around today, full of ideas and nonsense, and thinking themselves equal to men - quelle rigolade ! they need to be beaten half to death so that they can find out who rules the world.' I laughed. 'Did the women you knew like to get beaten?' He smiled. I don't know if they liked it. But a beating never made them go away.' We both laughed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny