Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy

4 reviews

196books's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow. I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds. Mona is an icon. F the patriarchy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, War, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, and Torture

Moderate: Suicide, Transphobia, Colonisation, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion

tiakiwi's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I really liked the way this was written with both facts and stories from women around the world and of different backgrounds/orientations. It has a great way to light a fire for your own woman-ness.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Colonisation, Sexism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Abortion, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Classism, Trafficking, Murder, Miscarriage, Islamophobia, Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Genocide

margaridams's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Homophobia, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Misogyny, and Islamophobia

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

"patriarchy is about power, and feminism is about destroying patriarchy."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Colonisation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Trafficking