Take a photo of a barcode or cover
annieoommen 's review for:
Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
by Jen Winston
4 stars. The person I could have been if this book had been around years ago.
My critiques are few, but irksome enough to knock off a star- I wish there had been more meditation on the tangibles of bisexuality, I felt that Winston’s approach was very abstract (which was wonderful to read in its own right). Similarly, a lot of the book focused on the author’s relationships with men, which is of course a part of bisexuality. I just found myself wanting more beyond “dating men sucks and I need to work on myself”. Also, it seemed like a fifth of the book was spent apologizing and feeling guilty about their various forms of privilege- there’s a line between acknowledging how you benefit from structures of oppression and overemphasizing so that no one thinks you are ignorant and unaware. Almost as if they lost self awareness in striving to be self aware.
That being said— wow I love this book I kept highlighting every other page. I don’t re-read books often but I will be returning to this one over and over again. Winston has clearly done her research has done so much unlearning and growing; I aspire to be where they are one day. So validating to have a peek into another bisexual person’s mind, especially one who came out later in life. Jen is hilarious and I want text banter with them.
My critiques are few, but irksome enough to knock off a star- I wish there had been more meditation on the tangibles of bisexuality, I felt that Winston’s approach was very abstract (which was wonderful to read in its own right). Similarly, a lot of the book focused on the author’s relationships with men, which is of course a part of bisexuality. I just found myself wanting more beyond “dating men sucks and I need to work on myself”. Also, it seemed like a fifth of the book was spent apologizing and feeling guilty about their various forms of privilege- there’s a line between acknowledging how you benefit from structures of oppression and overemphasizing so that no one thinks you are ignorant and unaware. Almost as if they lost self awareness in striving to be self aware.
That being said— wow I love this book I kept highlighting every other page. I don’t re-read books often but I will be returning to this one over and over again. Winston has clearly done her research has done so much unlearning and growing; I aspire to be where they are one day. So validating to have a peek into another bisexual person’s mind, especially one who came out later in life. Jen is hilarious and I want text banter with them.