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A review by sprigofdill
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Taddeo‘s writing is approachable and intensely readable. The stories she shared with us are compelling and at times humourous, uncomfortable, erotic and heartbreaking.
However much I liked the work and admire he intensity of its process of creation, I did develop a discomfort in its aim. Taddeo outlines in the prologue that she hopes to illustrate the relatability of female desire through three specific women’s experiences. However, I do question the universality of the three white women (two catholic women) as benchmarks for the universality of female sexuality and desire. On the same note, I also acknowledge that perhaps the author isn’t the person for the job of describing the sexuality of All intersectional women, however.
Ultimately, this book was so worth the read if you are to set aside the claimed of “relatability”.
However much I liked the work and admire he intensity of its process of creation, I did develop a discomfort in its aim. Taddeo outlines in the prologue that she hopes to illustrate the relatability of female desire through three specific women’s experiences. However, I do question the universality of the three white women (two catholic women) as benchmarks for the universality of female sexuality and desire. On the same note, I also acknowledge that perhaps the author isn’t the person for the job of describing the sexuality of All intersectional women, however.
Ultimately, this book was so worth the read if you are to set aside the claimed of “relatability”.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pedophilia