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tessieferro's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
"It's not just that sexual rights are part of human rights: we know that it's by exploiting the lack of them that men have come to dominate in so many civilizations. To defend sexual rights is directly to defend women's rights. Behind the right to control our own bodies, the right to live independently of our families in order to flourish in our sex lives, it is political rights that are at stake. By legislating in these areas, we will give women the means to defend themselves against male violence and familial pressure."
3.5
By no means a perfect book, that is likely to lean on some stereotypes, this starts a very interesting conversation that a lot of us in the West have not been exposed to. Some of the testimonies are hard to read, and I particularly loved the chapters where sex and Islam are analyzed in tandem. Overall a little short, with some things being overanalyzed and others left to the background, it was an incredibly interesting read.
3.5
By no means a perfect book, that is likely to lean on some stereotypes, this starts a very interesting conversation that a lot of us in the West have not been exposed to. Some of the testimonies are hard to read, and I particularly loved the chapters where sex and Islam are analyzed in tandem. Overall a little short, with some things being overanalyzed and others left to the background, it was an incredibly interesting read.
d34nn3_29's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
a_nnalyse's review against another edition
4.0
this was a really insightful and validating book. i’ve seen a lot of reviews suggesting that Slimani only included essays that support her ideologies, but i think she gave a platform to the critiques that are often used out of context, villainised, or completely ignored. mediterranean culture and its obsession with female purity (across all major religions of the regions) remains a black cloud above a lot of us; the pressure, the concern and the shame that comes with it.
i think this was a really great book and forgive me for the poorly formulated review.
i think this was a really great book and forgive me for the poorly formulated review.
noemi1010's review against another edition
4.0
Leila Slimani collects the stories of multiple Moroccan women and their approaches to sex. She depicts a light on Morocco's views on sex and how sex is supposed to be a human right.
I found it really interesting and it gave me a lot to think about a country that I didn't know much.
I found it really interesting and it gave me a lot to think about a country that I didn't know much.