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The Dirty Book Club
by Lisi Harrison
This is a book that I definitely bought straight based off the title and was so surprised by the content. So, contrary to the title, it actually doesn't talk about dirty books that much. Pretty sure I bought this book around the time that 50 Shades of Gray was really popular (never read it myself but had many friends who did and that was enough for me) and I thought it would be a little something like listening to my friends talk about the "dirty" books they read.
I was very pleasantly surprised to find that this book is focused more on friendships between women, focusing on connecting women from different backgrounds and responsibilities and personalities through a book club that encourages them to own and explore their own sexuality and take ownership of their pleasure. There's overlap between the original book club and the newest inheritors in the form of letters that the OG book club wrote after picking the books, and it was a great way to show that while times change, how women relate and respond to their relationships, society, and other women doesn't ever really change. I was rooting for each woman as they learned more about themselves and learned how to be part of a community, even though none of them had had been super excited about the club. Each of them were picked with intentionality by the OG members, even if our main character was picked after only a few days of conversation.
This slice of life women's fiction is one of the best books I've read this year just for the simplicity and realism of the situations and relationships. It makes me want to form a pact with my friends from high school and start a book club with them. It reminds me of the power of having a supportive community of women to confide in and also support and encourage and how much I love my friends. It's also going to be a good that I shove into as many people's hands on possible because I think more women need to read this. I've already convince one person; hopefully the next person to read this review will be another person. Happy reading, and I'll see you in Paris! (though I'd personally pick Greece or something. We'll talk about it at the next Dirty Book Club meeting on the full moon.)
I was very pleasantly surprised to find that this book is focused more on friendships between women, focusing on connecting women from different backgrounds and responsibilities and personalities through a book club that encourages them to own and explore their own sexuality and take ownership of their pleasure. There's overlap between the original book club and the newest inheritors in the form of letters that the OG book club wrote after picking the books, and it was a great way to show that while times change, how women relate and respond to their relationships, society, and other women doesn't ever really change. I was rooting for each woman as they learned more about themselves and learned how to be part of a community, even though none of them had had been super excited about the club. Each of them were picked with intentionality by the OG members, even if our main character was picked after only a few days of conversation.
This slice of life women's fiction is one of the best books I've read this year just for the simplicity and realism of the situations and relationships. It makes me want to form a pact with my friends from high school and start a book club with them. It reminds me of the power of having a supportive community of women to confide in and also support and encourage and how much I love my friends. It's also going to be a good that I shove into as many people's hands on possible because I think more women need to read this. I've already convince one person; hopefully the next person to read this review will be another person. Happy reading, and I'll see you in Paris! (though I'd personally pick Greece or something. We'll talk about it at the next Dirty Book Club meeting on the full moon.)