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A review by this_momma_is_booked
The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
After absolutely loving The Roommate, I knew that I had to get my hands on this book. It definitely didn't disappoint!
Whereas The Roommate was about sexual exploration and pushing past societal notions of what's "proper" and "right," The Intimacy Experiment dealt more with exploration of self and how we connect two wholly different parts of ourselves, particularly when one of those parts typically looks down upon the other. Naomi's journey with finding where she fit into Judaism was a joy to read because it didn't seem preachy or as if she needed to find religion to be whole and wash her of her sins. She shunned it because it shunned her first and watching her mold it to fit what she needed was so interesting to read.
Ethan was an okay love interest, in my opinion. Didn't love him, didn't hate him. Seemed to me like too much of the changes happening in this book was on Naomi and finding herself, not enough on really propping Ethan up to be amazing, but that's okay. I'm down for a Naomi-only book.
CW: religious talk, sex work discrimination
Favorite Quotes:
Whereas The Roommate was about sexual exploration and pushing past societal notions of what's "proper" and "right," The Intimacy Experiment dealt more with exploration of self and how we connect two wholly different parts of ourselves, particularly when one of those parts typically looks down upon the other. Naomi's journey with finding where she fit into Judaism was a joy to read because it didn't seem preachy or as if she needed to find religion to be whole and wash her of her sins. She shunned it because it shunned her first and watching her mold it to fit what she needed was so interesting to read.
Ethan was an okay love interest, in my opinion. Didn't love him, didn't hate him. Seemed to me like too much of the changes happening in this book was on Naomi and finding herself, not enough on really propping Ethan up to be amazing, but that's okay. I'm down for a Naomi-only book.
CW: religious talk, sex work discrimination
Favorite Quotes:
I forgot that love is essential. That even in its absence, you occupy yourself with the lack of it.
“The tricky thing about grief,” his mom said, “is that even when we know it’s coming, we underestimate our own capacity for suffering.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry