If you are human, you should read this book. Manne's book is academic treatise on Misogyny, and is anything but dry. While I'm not convinced she had to include the look at literature (such as her analysis of Mockingbird), but her look at court cases (her reading of the Brock Turner case is brilliant) and politics is well worth the price.

Seriously, read this book.

This is by far and away one of the most current and, dare I say, one of the most important academic works to consider misogyny in any detail, and is particularly relevant for its exploration of what this means in the post-Trump era. Although an academic treatise, it is accessible, well-written and left me almost horrified by the insidious nature of misogyny and the female experience. In many ways, the book is almost a call to arms - with phrases such as "Silence is golden for the men who smother and intimidate women into not talking, or have them change their tune to maintain harmony. Silence isolates his victims; and it enables misogyny. So, let us break it."

I have an interest in the area, reading this book in the light of the proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act and what this means for women (by which I mean biologically born women), and was interested to consider Manne's argument that: "the logic of patriarchy, hence misogyny, very much includes a commitment to gender binarism". She also looks at the ways in which women can be complicit in the facilitation of misogynistic views and looks at the way in which women are categorised in a patriarchal society, and the way in which misogyny often involves distinguishing between “good” and “bad” women, by reference to their conformity to patriarchal norms and values.

This book should be read by every feminist, and furthers the field of study in that discipline. I have to be honest and confess that this book leaves me afraid for our future. Women and feminism still have much to fight for.

Only managed to get 1/3 of the way through... despite having a few good statements and paragraphs regarding the origins of misogyny, it was just written in such an overly pedantic and, frankly, elitist tone that it was such a bore to read. It seemed like the author was in a contest to see how many flourishes and fancy words she could add to every sentence (with an excessive use of long additional clauses in paragraphs). Quite a shame, as I'm sure if I could get through the fluff if might have some good insights....

Wow wow wow. Heavily cited and well discussed. A bit of a heavy read at times, but totally worth it.

It's hard to rate this book, really. Manne did a fantastic job of laying out her arguments, and I think she made fantastic points. There were times where the philosophical discussion was a bit too academic for someone not well-versed in the language of philosophy. And the end was kind of depressing, though not really surprising, in that, she's likely right that as well-made as her points are, they are unlikely to change anything that needs to be changed.