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annagiuliatonetto's review against another edition
2.0
There are two quotes I believe best portray the overall message of this book :
"She is without a father. When girls are without fathers, they look under every manhole cover."
and
"Even when women are being heard, it is often only the right types of women
who are actively heard. White ones. Rich ones. Pretty ones. Young ones. Best to
be all those things at once."
I do not wish belittle these women's experiences, as they are entitled to their feelings and their own narratives, however I d think that this book was a little reductive.
"She is without a father. When girls are without fathers, they look under every manhole cover."
and
"Even when women are being heard, it is often only the right types of women
who are actively heard. White ones. Rich ones. Pretty ones. Young ones. Best to
be all those things at once."
I do not wish belittle these women's experiences, as they are entitled to their feelings and their own narratives, however I d think that this book was a little reductive.
transplanteddesertrose's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Almost impossible to put down. It’s a fascinating peek into American female desire.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
strawb3rry_moon's review against another edition
4.0
Me hubiera gustado un análisis más profundo del libro, la estructura de los capítulos me confundía mucho.
msilkwolfe's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a while to decide how many stars to give this (tough decisions, eh?!). Going with the lower half of four stars. It did a great job showing how varied female desire can be, and the circumstances that inevitably come along with that. It showcased three women, and while the three stories differ from each other, I'd have loved to see it with MORE women. And of COURSE with non-white women. It definitely lost a star for me by not highlighting any women of color. What I also missed was a further discussion on these issues/this topic. It did this somewhat in the epilogue, but I would've wished that was more of a highlight of the text. Great for starting a conversation, though. I finished and instantly wanted to find people to discuss it with!
kmadnick90's review against another edition
5.0
It boggles my mind that this book is consistently rated 1 star by people, but something like My Dark Vanessa regularly gets rated 5 stars. (I rated them both 5 stars).
Real life is ugly and gritty and uncomfortable, and if you don't like it, why buy it?
My biggest thought is that this book would be better received if it was marketed as fiction, or if it wasn't marketed as a book about women's desires, despite the fact that it WAS a book about three women's desires (just not ENTIRELY sexual desires).
ANYWAY 5 stars. Writing on point. Life stories on point. Lina made me want to slam my face against the wall so she was written well enough for me to say "girl just go to therapy" fifty times. I finished this last week and I still wake up every morning saying "f*** Aaron" and throwing my heart out to Maggie so I'd say the book achieved what it set out to do.
Real life is ugly and gritty and uncomfortable, and if you don't like it, why buy it?
My biggest thought is that this book would be better received if it was marketed as fiction, or if it wasn't marketed as a book about women's desires, despite the fact that it WAS a book about three women's desires (just not ENTIRELY sexual desires).
ANYWAY 5 stars. Writing on point. Life stories on point. Lina made me want to slam my face against the wall so she was written well enough for me to say "girl just go to therapy" fifty times. I finished this last week and I still wake up every morning saying "f*** Aaron" and throwing my heart out to Maggie so I'd say the book achieved what it set out to do.
lastpaige111's review against another edition
3.0
Brave, but … One of the stories is beautifully rendered and gut wrenching. The other two? TMI. It’s a wildly feminist retelling of three women’s sexual experiences. I consider myself to be a feminist, but since when does feminism require an over abundance of the F word? Granted, the explicit retellings are well written, and more than that, selling …