Thought-provoking
4 stars
This is a very informative and reflective book. It’s confident in its statements and has the sources to back them up. Though one could argue that the writer could have chosen examples and interpretations that specifically support their claims. But that’s where the reader’s discernment comes in. The main arguments gave me a lot to chew on and made me realize that I need to re-examine the ways I view and enjoy media and its many portrayals of women, especially since I enjoy horror and horror-related and adjacent entertainment. I’m reminded that as much as I would like to see myself as progressive, there is, and probably will always be, certain embedded mental frameworks and beliefs that I need to constantly re-evaluate because I’m still very much within a system that actively seeks to subjugate women.