Toxic Masculinity Books

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For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.27 — 7,850 ratings — published 2019
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The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,429 ratings — published 2019
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Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,600 ratings — published 2018
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Beartown (Beartown, #1) Beartown (Beartown, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.28 — 639,034 ratings — published 2016
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Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,776 ratings — published 2020
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,511,936 ratings — published 1985
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The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.49 — 47,331 ratings — published 1974
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Unscripted Unscripted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,121 ratings — published 2020
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.34 — 33,067 ratings — published 2003
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.18 — 656,502 ratings — published 1996
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The Descent of Man The Descent of Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,857 ratings — published 2016
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.83 — 89,529 ratings — published 2014
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The Trouble with Heroes The Trouble with Heroes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.54 — 4,444 ratings — published 2025
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.75 — 421,586 ratings — published 1958
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,857,942 ratings — published 2022
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Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.87 — 458,395 ratings — published 2022
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,297,785 ratings — published 2017
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,104,417 ratings — published 2011
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Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1) Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.78 — 446,001 ratings — published 2015
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Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.39 — 17,406 ratings — published 2020
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Not So Pure and Simple Not So Pure and Simple (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,104 ratings — published 2020
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Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,666 ratings — published 1999
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Red Hood Red Hood (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.43 — 4,169 ratings — published 2020
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,415,367 ratings — published 2018
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The End of Eddy The End of Eddy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.95 — 42,053 ratings — published 2014
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Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,472 ratings — published 2018
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The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,021 ratings — published 2006
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Man Up: Surviving Modern Masculinity Man Up: Surviving Modern Masculinity (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.62 — 686 ratings — published 2016
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The Witch Elm The Witch Elm (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.58 — 113,212 ratings — published 2018
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,273,963 ratings — published 1954
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,907,649 ratings — published 1937
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The Names The Names (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.13 — 283,509 ratings — published 2025
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Nesting Nesting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.21 — 29,407 ratings — published 2025
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Well, Actually Well, Actually (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.58 — 15,786 ratings — published 2025
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.66 — 456,890 ratings — published 2020
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La mala costumbre La mala costumbre (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.49 — 53,223 ratings — published 2023
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The Veiled Kingdom (The Veiled Kingdom, #1) The Veiled Kingdom (The Veiled Kingdom, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.79 — 65,710 ratings — published 2024
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Little Fire (Warriors of the Five Realms, #1) Little Fire (Warriors of the Five Realms, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.94 — 8,754 ratings — published 2021
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Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1) Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.62 — 407,005 ratings — published 2020
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,261,036 ratings — published 2020
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,955,704 ratings — published 1890
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Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.99 — 12,335 ratings — published 2022
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Men Who Hate Women: The Extremism Nobody is Talking About Men Who Hate Women: The Extremism Nobody is Talking About (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.32 — 32,345 ratings — published 2020
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The Sun Also Rises The Sun Also Rises (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.79 — 504,673 ratings — published 1926
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,351,411 ratings — published 1952
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True Story True Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.50 — 7,785 ratings — published 2020
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Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,993 ratings — published 2007
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Razorblade Tears Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.12 — 177,764 ratings — published 2021
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Shuggie Bain Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 4.30 — 200,064 ratings — published 2020
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Comfort Me with Apples Comfort Me with Apples (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as toxic-masculinity)
avg rating 3.55 — 40,574 ratings — published 2021
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Clementine Ford
“Again, not every spurned man will respond to his own unexamined rage by grabbing a gun or a knife or even just a well-organised online harassment squad and slaying whichever women has pissed him off that day. But enough of them do for us to know that it's a problem. We don't stop by isolating them from each other and passing their deeds off as a result of mental illness or depression. We understand it by recognising it as part of a culture of learned entitlement in which the logical endpoint for falling short is violence and retribution.

We change it by going back to the beginning, and starting again.”
Clementine Ford, Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship

Abhijit Naskar
“They said she came from a man’s rib,
but truth runs deeper than toxic lies,
the world itself is carved from woman,
all of life is her grand design.”
Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth

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