Books like The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men

Oh, my... So many reviewers giving this book low ratings just because Sommers is focusing on boys, as if she's not looking at the "right" group, even though she proves that girls get almost all of the attention. (A recent edition of the book replaces "feminism" with "policies" in the title, probably as a response to outcries) This book gained some notoriety after a Tumblr feminist was shown burning it into a fireplace (calling it trash) to keep warm. The fact that this important book is written off so easily as "patriarchal garbage" (???) just proves to me that its detractors just haven't read it. The book never attacks girls; it just tries to bring attention to problems that many boys face in the school system. And with the success gap between boys and girls getting larger and larger as the education system panders to one sex, this book desperately needs more popularity.Sommers expands on points she made in her previous book, Who Stole Feminism? another thoughtful and well-researched read. I don't agree with all of her points: she states that emotional stoicism is the way to go and that we should dissuade children from talking about their feelings; while I believe no one should teach children that feelings are more important than anything, and I don't encourage an excess of emotion, one of the reasons that the male suicide rate is so high is that males are discouraged from discussing their feelings and problems because it's not "manly." Anyone should be able to talk about their feelings if they need help. While Sommers obviously doesn't discourage that (she aims more at the assignments where the writing prompts are one long "how do you feel?" after another), I was just bothered by that.Overall, I highly recommend reading it after reading her first book. I highly doubt that the education system will make serious reforms towards egalitarian (or, as Sommers prescribes, single-sex classrooms, which are shown to be surprisingly effective) policies, but it still is an enlightening read.