cassbarker 's review for:

Sex and Lies by Leïla Slimani

3.0

informative reflective fast-paced

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I wish there was more social-cultural analysis, the glimpses Slimani gave of examining this intersection between islam and sex in a more in depth, historical and analytical manner were great, but there was so little immersive, ground breaking analysis. it was incredibly well put together, she paints the image of modern morocco for women very well, the collection really stands as a snapshot in time, a momento of real stories. i think i was expecting more essay style work, hence why i feel like its a lacking in some ways. still a solid, insightful read, hopefully this will spark my own research and further reading into the intersection of islam and sex.