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The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century by Louise Perry

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quelr11's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I felt so seen by this book. I have long felt dissatisfied and at times, harmed by the current sexual culture that we live in. This book was very validating to many of those experiences. Although I didn’t agree with all of the author’s perspectives, I feel she does a great job of giving voice to alternative feminist perspectives that currently do not receive as much consideration. I think this book could help empower women to put a name to and better identify some of the unfair treatment occurring in our modern and complex society.  
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jakepasseri's review against another edition

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dark hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

While I disagreed with sections in this book (which I don't find a bad thing), there was a lot I found agreeable. However, I've given it this semi-low rating because of those sections (esp the chapter about marriage) are of considerably lower quality than the rest of the book (most noticeably the previous chapter). Perry's focus on the biological aspect, while unique, often led to her being blindsided by how social factors can also change both economic factors and our internal thoughts (the dialectic). In addition to this, it leads to Perry falling for the same naturalistic fallacy that she accuses her detractors of doing (once again, the marriage chapter is a large example of this).
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