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eilatan6991's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Racism, Transphobia, Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Grief, Drug use, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Colonisation, and Adult/minor relationship
jenamlani's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
zoezie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
lolita_applebum's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual violence, Biphobia, Child abuse, Abortion, Drug use, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
miainthemargins's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
indielitttttt's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse
nadine7's review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Racism, and Pregnancy
seeceeread's review
3.5
A frien put me on by giving "a fat five stars" to this interview collection with "stories across age, religion, sexuality, gender and relationship status." Darkoa crisscrosses continents and a few languages to achieve such diversity in perspective. Subjects are remarkably candid — I often marveled at the details shared. For much of the book, I thought the women were forthcoming due to friendship (many have known the author for years) but in the end, NDS explains that it's moreso because interviewees were determined to break their silence to achieve pleasure and healing. Every story comes with its own content warning to encourage prepared engagement.
Some parts felt extremely relatable, even sadly predictable: partners' jealousy, youthful naivete that gave way to self-assurance, sexual assault. Still, I was agape at some of the drama and shenanigans: cheating, boarding school trysts, cheating, repeatedly returning to Red Flag Relationships, cheating, confiscated sex toys at the airport, more cheating. I'm curious about the set of questions that guided NDS.
I did not like the audio presentation. Several narrators sound prepared for more traditional theater, and they overperform the "characters" they inhabit, which perhaps added to my sense of distance from some contributors.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Ableism, and Child abuse
amyjo25's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse