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A review by jovtom
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
4.0
Very eye-opening and insightful. We get a glimpse into the worlds of three different women in different environments with different but also similar issues. It invites you into the inner world of these women so that you can see their thoughts and feelings which lead to certain decisions, behaviors and toxic relationships. The topics are very heavy and sensitive, potentially even triggering. It's heartbreaking in the sense that it portrays three (real) women with a great deal of hardships. It depicts their world views, views on relationships, love, sex and, most importantly, themselves, and the events that shaped those views. They are misunderstood, they are cast aside, they are almost invisibile, and they think they deserve it.
It is not even close to being a light, easy, feel-good read. It is gripping, it is easy to follow, but the subjects are pretty dark. It makes you realize just how bad some women have it, you get to see completely different perspectives than your own (hopefully) and you realize how impactful these awful situations can be for one's psyche. I enjoyed it, I loved it, I cried with it and I think it's absolutely a valuable read.
The structure of the book wasn't my favorite, specifically in the first half. Each chapter is dedicated to one of these three women: Maggie, Sloan and Lina. But Sloan's story is so neglected in the first half that I actually forgot a lot of details from her plot because she just didn't get much "air-time". Overall, it's written in a very simple, to-the-point, direct way without beating around the bush so it's able to tackle these situations and social issues in a very straightforward way.
It is not even close to being a light, easy, feel-good read. It is gripping, it is easy to follow, but the subjects are pretty dark. It makes you realize just how bad some women have it, you get to see completely different perspectives than your own (hopefully) and you realize how impactful these awful situations can be for one's psyche. I enjoyed it, I loved it, I cried with it and I think it's absolutely a valuable read.
The structure of the book wasn't my favorite, specifically in the first half. Each chapter is dedicated to one of these three women: Maggie, Sloan and Lina. But Sloan's story is so neglected in the first half that I actually forgot a lot of details from her plot because she just didn't get much "air-time". Overall, it's written in a very simple, to-the-point, direct way without beating around the bush so it's able to tackle these situations and social issues in a very straightforward way.