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Sex Object: A Memoir
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Miss Susan
Aug 08, 2016 rated it liked it
honestly, this book made me immensely grateful for my childhood and the town i grew up in, like i would never in a million years want to raise a child in new york, it sounds like a genuine horror show

i don't really know what to say about this memoir directly; it's full of pain and it doesn't really get resolved and i don't think it makes sense to expect it to. what are you supposed to do with a world that relentlessly treats women as objects? what can you do other than talk about it and hope may
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Kate
Jun 14, 2016 rated it liked it
Meh, I did not love this. And I liked her less after reading it.
Gerald
May 19, 2016 marked it as to-read
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Jun 19, 2016 rated it really liked it
Katy
Mar 02, 2018 rated it really liked it
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Denise Cormaney
Jul 11, 2016 rated it it was ok
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Aug 27, 2016 marked it as to-read
Shelves: to-read-soon
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Aug 23, 2018 rated it really liked it
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Rachel
Feb 05, 2017 rated it really liked it
Emily
Mar 03, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Sarah
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Rachel
Aug 05, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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