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figz's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I enjoyed the concept of this book, and found the women’s stories interesting. I did however find the conclusion of “wow women are complicated, they also like sex and also want to not be tied down” a bit simple and bleh
beefyh's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
mary__koe's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
wannabeninazenik's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
yogurtime's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
desheebasara's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
I hear you. I see you. I believe you.
exhausted__reader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.5
shimmery's review against another edition
3.0
Weird and sad. The story of each of these three women is offered up with little commentary or judgement or tying together by Taddeo. It seems to me the book is less about female desire (as most reviews state) and more about how trauma can effect the rest of your life — Maggie is groomed and sexually assaulted by her teacher, Lina is raped by her peers at school, Sloane has a negligent family and an abusive older brother. It’s sad to me how many women relate to the experiences of those in the book; indeed many of the cruelties the women suffer are common.
Taddeo knows how to deftly set a scene but at times I found her flourishes of storytelling a little odd given that this is non fiction and it did have me wondering how much was her own input or whether she had asked bizarre and specific questions of these women.
I felt Maggie’s story was the most moving, especially knowing that her abuser is still allowed to teach today given that he was judged not guilty.
This is a book that would be good to discuss as it certainly leaves its readers with a lot to think about.
Taddeo knows how to deftly set a scene but at times I found her flourishes of storytelling a little odd given that this is non fiction and it did have me wondering how much was her own input or whether she had asked bizarre and specific questions of these women.
I felt Maggie’s story was the most moving, especially knowing that her abuser is still allowed to teach today given that he was judged not guilty.
This is a book that would be good to discuss as it certainly leaves its readers with a lot to think about.