Kirsti's Reviews > I Hate Men

I try to read at least one banned book per year and at least one work in translation per year, so this is a twofer. This is a brief essay that the author admits has nothing new in it, but I enjoyed her writing style and her passionate belief in a better world and in female friendship and solidarity. The afterword explains that this essay was going to be published in France in one run of 450 copies. Then a guy using a governmental email tried to pressure the publisher to not publish the book. In a perfect example of the Streisand effect, the story became international news and the book has been published in 18 languages. Harmange is bisexual and married. To a man. Whom she still likes. So, yes, #NotAllMen.

The next time I get annoyed at male-dominated movies or art or media, I will think of Pauline Harmange and remember that I can seek out works created by women.