Sex Object: A Memoir - Softcover

Valenti, Jessica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062435094 ISBN 13: 9780062435095

Publisher: Dey Street Books, 2017

Synopsis

New York Times Bestseller

“Sharp and prescient... The appeal of Valenti’s memoir lies in her ability to trace objectification through her own life, and to trace what was for a long time her own obliviousness to it...Sex Object is an antidote to the fun and flirty feminism of selfies and self-help.” – New Republic

Hailed by the Washington Post as “one of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation,” Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade. Now, in a memoir thatPublishers Weekly calls “bold and unflinching,” Valenti explores the toll that sexism takes on women’s lives, from the everyday to the existential. From subway gropings and imposter syndrome to sexual awakenings and motherhood, Sex Object reveals the painful, embarrassing, and sometimes illegal moments that shaped Valenti’s adolescence and young adulthood in New York City.

In the tradition of writers like Joan Didion and Mary Karr, Sex Object is a profoundly moving tour de force that is bound to shock those already familiar with Valenti’s work, and enthrall those who are just finding it.

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Review:

An Amazon Best Book of June 2016: Speaking up for women's issues with a bold and unflinching voice is nothing new for Jessica Valenti. Her new memoir, Sex Object, evokes this trademark approach, along with insights into her personal experience, in order to explain how sexism has shaped generations of women. Many times throughout this book I was wonderfully uncomfortable with the ideas and points Valenti puts forth--and then other times I found myself angry (at myself) when I saw unexpected parallels in my own life experience. Readers who haven’t experienced Valenti's writing before may be shocked by Sex Object--but not disappointed. --Penny Mann, The Amazon Book Review

From the Back Cover:

Hailed by the Washington Post as “one of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation,” Jessica Valenti’s Sex Object explores the toll that sexism takes on women’s lives, from the everyday to the existential. This national bestseller is powerful, personal, and could not be more timely to the national conversation on gender and politics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dey Street Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0062435094
• ISBN 13: 9780062435095
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224