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This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill

18 reviews

rosalind's review

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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_becca_reads_'s review against another edition

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challenging emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A new take on the me too movement that I hadn’t expected. The development of a woman caught between her friendship with a man and the accusations against him.
A good read, I think that I will return to it again.
Finished in an hour

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elisee's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I hated everything about this book. I can see how this would be an exploration of how a man, being raised in a society that allowed him to do things, ended up assaulted women without realizing it. I also get that the topic of what happens afterward, for the people and especially the women friends of an assaulter, can be an interesting topic. But everything about this felt wrong, and not properly questioned. If you're at all sensitive to this topic, please do yourself a favour and don't read this book.

1 stars

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angel_kiiss's review against another edition

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challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was under the impression that this would be a provocative look at “both sides” of the #MeToo movement, but I was thoroughly disappointed. Our main “abuser” was less “I truly didn’t mean to offend these women,” and more “damn I know I was extremely sexually confrontational to these women I just met and didn’t consider that this was inappropriate behavior for a professional environment but I have NO idea why I’m being targeted,” kind of man.

I expected a more complex look at the characters but in actuality they were pretty shallow depictions. The main woman seemed to be more in denial rather than coming to grips with the fact that someone she considered a close friend was an abuser, and most of her sections seemed to look down on the women who were coming out.

Overall, it was interesting but I didn’t find it as provocative as everyone was hyping it up to be.

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