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darcihanson's review
reflective
sad
medium-paced
1.0
This book is the opposite of what it was marketed to be! Every woman in this book has had bad experiences with men and each one still allows men to dictate their wants and desires. It doesn’t seem that any of the women get closure or growth. I also dislike that the author included a story from an underage female. The author obviously believes her story but one has to admit there are so many inconsistent factors. IMO this girl was upset a teacher didn’t reciprocate her feelings, years later she still is upset and sees he is getting a national award so how better to get back at him. He is found not guilty so then she decides to get her story published. I’m sorry but this book disappoints in so many ways. I’m heartbroken for all involved.
thepinky's review
5.0
It's shocking in a very special way.
It triggers feelings you've had as a pubescent.
It shows how childhood experiences accompanies your whole life.
You are expected to behave as an adult but no one helps you to cope with your burdens.
It shows how even the smallest incidents and memories can guide your entire life.
Read it. Feel it. It's worth every second.
It triggers feelings you've had as a pubescent.
It shows how childhood experiences accompanies your whole life.
You are expected to behave as an adult but no one helps you to cope with your burdens.
It shows how even the smallest incidents and memories can guide your entire life.
Read it. Feel it. It's worth every second.
pennyleigh's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
yvonnemh's review against another edition
3.0
I’m going against the grain on this one - I did not find it “astonishing”, “revolutionary” and certainly not a “masterpiece”. It was interesting and compelling but to me this wasn’t about women’s desire but women’s response to traumatic events that shaped the course of their future sexual relationships and experiences and NOT in a positive way. The many detailed descriptions of these women’s sexual encounters too often felt gratuitous and sensationalized. The need being filled was less about each woman’s own desires but seemed more about a desperate need to be seen and loved.
flowersforgraves's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 rounded down. Lisa Taddeo is a great writer (her novel Animal is a fave), and as a piece of literary nonfiction this was definitely interesting and emotionally evocative. But the fact this book was marketed as an exposè on female desire worked heavily against it for me, seeing as it lacks intersectionality and analysis.
marycatmathis's review against another edition
3.0
incredible, painful, necessary. her reporting and writing is a great mix of artful prose and non-fiction. i do think that it is a book about men more than women, every woman’s desire does actually center around mens desires in this book. even then, i still enjoyed the topic. based on the epilogue it seems the book was going to be much more diverse in circumstances before people pulled out of the project.