I know we are living in a sexist world where women are at a higher risk of receiving violence, rape, being objectived, etc. And often when I'm reading autobiographies or any kind of books horrible stuff happens to the women or even basic sexist stuff. This really affects me and has shaped my world view. I feel less secure around men. I would love to walk around more trusting, because not everyone is dangerous or an ass. So I'm looking for a book/books, plus points if they're based on real events/biographies/autobiographies, where men are kind, where it's not sexist, not patriarchal. I'm not looking for a book, in which the woman kicks the men's ass because he's an asshole sexist. There can be bad people in there but please no stereotypical things. Not looking for horror or thriller, but open for everything else. 🙂 Also fantasy books would be cool, since there's a lot of sexist stuff usually in them 🙃
by Mustaline
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The Gift of Therapy by Irvin D. Yalom
The Monk & Robot by Becky Chambers
*A Gentleman in Moscow* by Amor Towle. (fiction)
*Better Living Through Birding* by Christian Cooper. (autobiography)
*Fahrenheit 182* by Mark Hoppus (autobiography)
*Never Have Your Dog Stuffed* by Alan Alda (autobiography)
*The House By the Cerulean Sea* by TJ Klune. (fiction)
The main character men in A Tale of Two Cities are kind.
In the book Ghosts by Dolly Alderton the dad is very sweet but the guys she (the main character) dates aren’t (mostly).
In Margo’s got Money Troubles the dad of Margo is sweet (in sobriety) but again, her bf (baby-daddy) is a major asshole.
I’m gonna have to think more on this.
If you’re interested in smutty sci-fi, try the Ice Planet Barbarians series… in which the males love, respect, treasure, and pleasure their partners, but they are aliens.
Or try The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk, which is a futuristic story about post-patriarchal San Francisco and the sustainable society they build there.
Just finished reading Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis, and I’ll say that the male characters are generally quite kind and decent
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
A Lady for All Seasons by TJ Alexander
Is a River Alive by Robert Macfarlane
Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein
An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks
Inciting Joy by Ross Gay