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A review by notesbynnenna
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
4.0
Three Women is everywhere right now, and for good reason. I'm not usually a big nonfiction reader (in fact, I think this is the only one I've read this year), but I had to see what the hype was about. Also, many people have commented that this book reads like fiction, and I would wholeheartedly agree with that. The writing style is one aspect of the book that I found appealing and made it less intimidating to pick this one up, for someone like me who doesn't read a ton of nonfiction.
I thought this book was excellent. I've never read anything like it, so for me, it was completely original. It tells the stories of three women, Lina, Maggie, and Sloane. Lina is an unhappy housewife who is having an affair, Maggie is a young woman who was involved in an inappropriate relationship with her teacher when she was underage, and Sloane is also married, but sleeps with other men at the request of her husband.
This book is all about the sex lives of these three women. It starts with a personal story about the author's mother that I could not stop get out of my head. It made me think about all the things that we deal with and put up with as women, often because we don't feel like we have any other options.
I felt it was very brave of these women to have shared their stories so honestly and to have laid themselves bare in this way. Everything is exposed: their hopes, feelings, dreams, thoughts, and most of all their desires. One theme that runs throughout each of these stories is the desire to love and be loved, which I think is a common part of the human experience. We see what happens when these women feel unloved and the lengths they will go to to experience love in their lives.
I fell in love with Taddeo's writing style pretty early on. Her writing is truly beautiful. It reads like fiction because it has such a wonderful flow. I felt like the writing really captured the truth of these women's lives. You can tell that Taddeo really took the time to get to know these women, to understand them, and to get to the root of who they are.
Sometimes the desire to please others overtakes the personal desire. Sometimes we go along with (even when we don't want to) or suffer through situations because we want to please someone else (or because we don't want to displease them). We see these women taking on other people's wishes and sometimes putting their own wants first.
I feel like sex is still a taboo subject for many people, particularly women having sex. I loved that this book is unapologetic with its focus. It's like, "No, let's talk about this, let's put it all out there for the world to see!" This book makes it clear that of course women are sexual creatures. But in the world that we live in, it can still be detrimental for a women to admit to having sexual feelings and/or express her sexuality.
This book is not about judgement. These women are not perfect (no one is!). I don't feel like it's asking us to agree with their choices or to declare their lifestyles as right or wrong. Instead, it shines a light on their lives and shows us that at the core, their aspirations are not that different from yours or mine. It's not about judging their lives, but taking the time to hear their stories and discover who they really are.
I saw a review that pointed out that these three women are all straight and white, which is true. It's not representative of everyone and I don't think it's meant to be. While there might be themes that many people can identify with, this is about three very specific women and their stories. The author does mention a subject who was a woman of color who dropped out while she was researching the book. I wish we could have gotten the chance to hear that person's story too because it would have been a completely different perspective.
Clearly, I could go on and on about this book! This book is an example of brilliant writing and storytelling. I can tell that I'll be thinking about this book for a while. I think if you're even slightly intrigued by the subject matter, you should pick it up. If you find some of the topics discussed (such as sex, love, and lust), slightly uncomfortable, I think you should still pick it up (although of course, you know best what subjects you can and can't handle based on your background and experiences). If you've read it, talk to me, because I'm itching to go in on this book. And if you haven't read it yet, go pick it up, and let me know what you think!
I thought this book was excellent. I've never read anything like it, so for me, it was completely original. It tells the stories of three women, Lina, Maggie, and Sloane. Lina is an unhappy housewife who is having an affair, Maggie is a young woman who was involved in an inappropriate relationship with her teacher when she was underage, and Sloane is also married, but sleeps with other men at the request of her husband.
This book is all about the sex lives of these three women. It starts with a personal story about the author's mother that I could not stop get out of my head. It made me think about all the things that we deal with and put up with as women, often because we don't feel like we have any other options.
I felt it was very brave of these women to have shared their stories so honestly and to have laid themselves bare in this way. Everything is exposed: their hopes, feelings, dreams, thoughts, and most of all their desires. One theme that runs throughout each of these stories is the desire to love and be loved, which I think is a common part of the human experience. We see what happens when these women feel unloved and the lengths they will go to to experience love in their lives.
I fell in love with Taddeo's writing style pretty early on. Her writing is truly beautiful. It reads like fiction because it has such a wonderful flow. I felt like the writing really captured the truth of these women's lives. You can tell that Taddeo really took the time to get to know these women, to understand them, and to get to the root of who they are.
Sometimes the desire to please others overtakes the personal desire. Sometimes we go along with (even when we don't want to) or suffer through situations because we want to please someone else (or because we don't want to displease them). We see these women taking on other people's wishes and sometimes putting their own wants first.
I feel like sex is still a taboo subject for many people, particularly women having sex. I loved that this book is unapologetic with its focus. It's like, "No, let's talk about this, let's put it all out there for the world to see!" This book makes it clear that of course women are sexual creatures. But in the world that we live in, it can still be detrimental for a women to admit to having sexual feelings and/or express her sexuality.
This book is not about judgement. These women are not perfect (no one is!). I don't feel like it's asking us to agree with their choices or to declare their lifestyles as right or wrong. Instead, it shines a light on their lives and shows us that at the core, their aspirations are not that different from yours or mine. It's not about judging their lives, but taking the time to hear their stories and discover who they really are.
I saw a review that pointed out that these three women are all straight and white, which is true. It's not representative of everyone and I don't think it's meant to be. While there might be themes that many people can identify with, this is about three very specific women and their stories. The author does mention a subject who was a woman of color who dropped out while she was researching the book. I wish we could have gotten the chance to hear that person's story too because it would have been a completely different perspective.
Clearly, I could go on and on about this book! This book is an example of brilliant writing and storytelling. I can tell that I'll be thinking about this book for a while. I think if you're even slightly intrigued by the subject matter, you should pick it up. If you find some of the topics discussed (such as sex, love, and lust), slightly uncomfortable, I think you should still pick it up (although of course, you know best what subjects you can and can't handle based on your background and experiences). If you've read it, talk to me, because I'm itching to go in on this book. And if you haven't read it yet, go pick it up, and let me know what you think!