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kristin_roemer's review against another edition
4.0
Suuuuupeer interesting. Did not read like nonfiction in my opinion which was a plus for me and my fiction loving heart. Fascinating exploration on both narrative/everyone living & believing their own version of events as well as (OBVIOUSLY) female sexuality.
tinafrederikke's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
jeemanuelle's review against another edition
5.0
Esse livro se tornou um favorito. Amei a escrita da autora, que, mesmo sendo uma nao-ficção, conseguiu tornar o livro até poético de alguma forma. As três histórias mexeram muito comigo. Revi julgamentos, me vi nas mulheres e nas suas histórias e, torci muito pra que fosse diferente, pra elas e pra todas as mulheres. O questionamento do desejo e as respostas que esse livro trouxe me machucaram, mas também me fizeram crescer. É incrível e recomendo a leitura - lembrando que pode ser gatilho pra muita gente, então se informe melhor antes de ler.
katyboo52's review against another edition
5.0
A powerful, unsettling read. It reads like a novel, but is actually the true story of three women and how society and they have viewed their desires as sexual beings. Three totally different scenarios give us an overview of women's relationships with their sexuality. It's utterly compelling.
mksillyshell28's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
1.0
marc129's review against another edition
2.0
I must confess, I have always enjoyed the movie “What women want”, starring the uber macho Mel Gibson. We have to face it: it's every man's wet dream (pun intended) to perfectly know what's going on in women's minds. (That doesn't sound woke, I know, but we're dealing with reality here.) So I was very intrigued by this book. After all, in the introduction, Lisa Taddeo suggests that she is going to uncover the secrets of 'female desire', based on years of study and after numerous conversations with women. That’s quite a promise, ànd the book was abundantly lauded by the American press. So I took the risk of venturing into it.
Unfortunately, the result is rather disappointing. Taddeo tells the story of three women and their sexual experiences, in alternating chapters, which is handy to keep the dynamic going. Of course, many passages are quite explicit, so that you regularly seem to find yourself in 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. Now, of the three selected cases there is only one, that of the promiscuous Sloane, in which the focus of Taddeo (female desire) more or less comes into its own, although with a caveat (see below). But, especially in the story of the minor Maggie and her brief relationship with a teacher, she misses the mark: Taddeo focuses almost entirely on the (unfair) judicial process around this relationship. In the end, what struck me most is that in the 3 cases - especially in the story of the traumatized Lina - the women involved mainly attune their desires to, or subordinate them to that of their male partners. (Sigh...) Nothing new under the sun here, unfortunately. So it seems to me that this book really doesn’t live up to the goal of uncovering the ‘real heart of women’. I think I'd better see that movie again ...
(rating 1.5 stars)
Unfortunately, the result is rather disappointing. Taddeo tells the story of three women and their sexual experiences, in alternating chapters, which is handy to keep the dynamic going. Of course, many passages are quite explicit, so that you regularly seem to find yourself in 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. Now, of the three selected cases there is only one, that of the promiscuous Sloane, in which the focus of Taddeo (female desire) more or less comes into its own, although with a caveat (see below). But, especially in the story of the minor Maggie and her brief relationship with a teacher, she misses the mark: Taddeo focuses almost entirely on the (unfair) judicial process around this relationship. In the end, what struck me most is that in the 3 cases - especially in the story of the traumatized Lina - the women involved mainly attune their desires to, or subordinate them to that of their male partners. (Sigh...) Nothing new under the sun here, unfortunately. So it seems to me that this book really doesn’t live up to the goal of uncovering the ‘real heart of women’. I think I'd better see that movie again ...
(rating 1.5 stars)