Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them : When ... (ISBN 0553381415)

Insightful, yet overly Simplified:
I found this book insightful, and it offered revealing case studies on "men who hate women, and they woman who loved them." Yet, I found Dr. Forward's hypothesis that all abusive men are misogynists overly simplified. It is as if she tried to pack as much "evidence" as she could into her "catchy" theory. The book was certainly revolutionary when it came out 22 years ago, but current research and understanding suggest that the nature of abusive men and their relationships is considerably more complex. It is perhaps a good book for "beginners" working with this theme, but if greater depth and understanding is desired, I would recommend "Why Does He do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men", by Lundy Bancroft

A Must Read For All!:
This book amazed me. I was expecting this book to completely demonize a lot of the abusive men and abusive parents. It showed me nobody is above the human condition on how they REACT to certain treatment given by the emotional horrors of psychological abuse. Although there have been huge troubled spots in my relationship and I suspected something was not right about the way I was talked to, reading this book helped justify my claims and feelings. Nowhere near the abusive level of some of the couples but enough for me to see why I wasn't at my potential in my own relationship of where I wanted to be with myself and him. I had a tough self-journey of actually releasing the anger I never got to express before until now. I feel so much better and this book is a great reading tool for any type of relationship even if you are perfectly healthy. For the rough patches as a couple, this book will help guide you as to what not to tolerate and how to stand up for yourself when you feel something is wrong. It doesn't mean you are bad and it doesn't mean the verbal abuser is evil. It means you must take responsibility for your actions whether you are the messenger or on the receiving end. You have to read it to understand it!

This book has helped me so much!:
I have been with my husband for 5 years and things started to get off balance after the birth of our daughter because I became a stay-at-home-mom. I was never totally dependent on him until then. This book has really helped me understand our relationship. I feel calmer and have really started to think about what I want and need much more then before. I feel stronger and more in touch with myself and I think my husband has noticed this. This book is a life saver for me! I am in the process of rereading it.

Its alright:
If you need this book, and are aware of it, the subject content won't surprise you. I found it a tedious read with too many examples... which are aplenty online.

Great Book on Women and Codependency:
Very enlightening read. Would recommend this book to any woman who has had one or more dysfunctional relationships with controlling men.