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Sep 14, 2016lukasevansherman rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
"All women live in objectification the way fish live in water."-Catherine A. MacKinnon I hesitate to review this because as a white, straight male, my collective voice is too often drowning out conversations on race, gender, sexuality, and just about everything else. So please take this review with a grain of salt. I had decidedly mixed feelings about "Sex Object." Jessica Valenti wrote "Full Frontal Feminism," is a columnist for "The Guardian" and founded the website Feministing.com. Her new book joins a growing number of feminist memoirs/essays, which also includes "Shrill," "Bad Feminist," "Men Explain Things to Me," and "The Argonauts." Of those, Valenti's is the most autobiographical (It is billed as a memoir) and also the most flawed. As someone who is not really a fan of the memoir, perhaps I'm not the right audience. I appreciated her insights about gender and the constant and noxious sexism she's dealt with, but I was less interested in some of the graphic details of her sex life and drug addiction. Despite its flaws, an important read for anyone concerned about these issues.