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The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex by Melissa Febos

3.0

challenging informative inspiring reflective

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Melissa Febos’s The Dry Season is an introspective memoir about her year-long celibacy experiment. Her candid reflections on past relationships and societal pressures on women’s desire are compelling, and her prose is sharp and lyrical. However, the heavy reliance on academic references overshadows the personal narrative, and the pacing lags in parts. While thought-provoking, it doesn’t fully deliver as a cohesive, transformative read.