Honestly, they are really into "OMG men, amirite" media rn but pretend they are not. Basically r/Twoxchromosomes, but with a serviceable plot and likeable MFC. They've had a number of bad experiences which I think is fueling this preoccupation, but whatever. People like what they like in different periods of their life. Maybe a book will help.
Edit: I should say that I hope this post isn't rule breaking. Not trying to be toxic. I'm just trying to find a book recommendation. I can try to rephrase the genre / theme more euphemistically if it helps. But it is what it is.
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This is nonfiction but I think fits very nicely into the genre of “OMG men, amirite”: Black Pill by Elle Reeve. Just came out. You won’t be disappointed if you’re looking to be shocked by shitty men
{{The Power by Naomi Alderman}} is cathartic for the man-hater, in that the women of the world are suddenly given the ability to shoot electricity from their hands, upending the physical power balance between men and women. However, it ultimately explores the corruption that an excess of power brings to anyone, regardless of gender.
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder might be a good option. However, I wouldn’t call it “men-hating” instead it starts a good discussion about how society shapes men and their roles in the domestic realm and that impact on women despite loving men.
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith. An all female setting, and there’s a good afterword by the author about how she wanted to write a story about how women are complete people, containing all the good and bad that men do, too.
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin. Majority female setting, in an apocalypse after an unknown disease turns all the men into oozing, mindless monsters. Be warned, this is very much a book written by and for transgender audiences. I enjoyed it despite not being trans, but sometimes people become angry when I suggest it.
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder. Feminist Lovecraftian horror.
Grass by Sheri S. Tepper