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A review by meganyntan
Sex Object: A Memoir by Jessica Valenti
2.0
i find it so hard to rate/review memoirs as a concept, especially when it deals with sensitive topics such as sexual assault, rape, body dysmorphia, etc. in no way do i ever want to diminish someone's trauma/experiences
it's so disappointing that women can't feel safe by themselves in public or meeting new people. the fact that shit happens so often, that terrible experiences become almost universally relatable for so many women makes me really fucking hate society. based on the synopsis/introduction, i expected this book to be about the author's experience with sexual abuse and trauma so i completely lost interest when she talked about giving birth lol
the way it began with the author's childhood experiences definitely gave me the impression that it was going to be written chronologically. however this memoir felt disjointed/choppy probably because it absolutely did not go in chronological order lol. each chapter felt very repetitive because the author literally just copy/pasted parts of her intro of each chapter at the end? i feel like repetition could be a great literary device if used properly but this was just a fucking shit show. the writing was just so fucking trash
it's so disappointing that women can't feel safe by themselves in public or meeting new people. the fact that shit happens so often, that terrible experiences become almost universally relatable for so many women makes me really fucking hate society. based on the synopsis/introduction, i expected this book to be about the author's experience with sexual abuse and trauma so i completely lost interest when she talked about giving birth lol
the way it began with the author's childhood experiences definitely gave me the impression that it was going to be written chronologically. however this memoir felt disjointed/choppy probably because it absolutely did not go in chronological order lol. each chapter felt very repetitive because the author literally just copy/pasted parts of her intro of each chapter at the end? i feel like repetition could be a great literary device if used properly but this was just a fucking shit show. the writing was just so fucking trash