The Will to Change

Men, Masculinity, and Love

By: bell hooks, Ross Gay - introduction

Narrated by: Janina Edwards

From New York Times bestselling author, feminist pioneer, and cultural icon bell hooks, an evergreen treatise on how patriarchy and toxic masculinity hurts us all.

Feminist writing did not tell us about the deep inner misery of men.

Everyone needs to love and be loved—including men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways in which patriarchal culture keeps them from understanding themselves. In The Will to Change, bell hooks provides a compassionate guide for men of all ages and identities to understand how to be in touch with their feelings, and how to express versus repress the emotions that are a fundamental part of who we are.

With trademark candor and fierce intelligence, hooks addresses the most common concerns of men, such as fear of intimacy and loss of their patriarchal place in society, in new and challenging ways. The Will to Change “creates space for men to acknowledge their traumas and heal—not only for their sake, but for the sake of everyone in their lives” (BuzzFeed).

learned a lot

great listen, learned a lot about this book. made me understand different perspectives about men and masculinity. highly suggested

This book raised some interesting points about building a lasting paradigm of equality to replace patriarchy.

Enjoyed the ideas raised. This is a must read for any human who believes in real equality of all humankind.

mind blowing!

everybody NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK! it's an eye opener especially as a woman and how patriarchy is the true problem. Def 10 out of 10!

Eye opening

As someone who’s never really thought about the patriarchy before, this was an excellent entry book for me. It was an eye opening experience. I was clueless as to how profound sexism and patriarchal systems had invaded our lives.

Story integrity

Everyone ought to read this. Everyone concerned and unconcerned with patriarchal hell. Don’t sleep on this. Get to it.