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holreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
jamieleepilk's review against another edition
2.0
Going in I thought this would be a straight forward non-fiction look at female desire, focusing on the lives of three women. What I got was a book that is three women's stories regurgitated in a way that makes them read like fiction, the writing itself was emotive, raw and extremely well crafted but it just fell a little flat? I was unsure as the point of the book as I didn't seem to actually be about female desire at all. It was hard to read a lot of this book seen as it contains a lot of trauma, assault and abuse.
I feel like the goal for this book was brilliant but the execution less so. I would have probably much preferred it to be more like the Prologue and the Epilogue, reading the Prologue I thought that this was what I was in for and I was excited but sadly for me it did go downhill from there.
I will say that I can see Taddeo's writing talent and I will most likely be picking up her fictional novel that is out later this year to see if that is better suited to what I was after. I'm gutted that this fell flat for me after all the sparkling reviews and recommendations.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Blood
tabitha_isabelle's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
hazalpaca's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual content
devikapha's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent
onion's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent
katehoward's review
1.0
If Taddeo took the time to seek out experts, psychologist, or sociologist, to give commentary and analysis would have elevated allowing the reader to gain knowledge about the psychology of desire rather than just stories of other peoples sex lives. For example, if Taddeo brought in a psychologist the specializes in sexual assault or post-traumatic stress disorder to talk about how the trauma of being a victim of pedophilia can echo throughout ones life and the effects in has on desire later in life would have added more substance to the book.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Incest
katie_ponderingthepages's review against another edition
3.0
The writing almost reads as though it is fiction, the retellings are detailed and emotional. Lisa Taddeo’s writing was very deep, sometimes dark and comes across as fair and honest. I started this expecting to feel empowered by these women’s stories, but I wasn’t left feeling that way. I felt the men held most of the power, they had the control and they called the shots. The further I read the more I felt a bit disappointed by the direction of the stories, I wanted these women to proudly have more control. Perhaps though this is the point. In a patriarchal society men’s influence and power infiltrates even a women’s sexual desire. Perhaps that wasn’t the point and I was justified in my disappointment. I’m just not sure.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide
andreeanz's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicide
nicolaparty's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, and Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Incest, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood