King Kong Theory by Virginie Despentes

King Kong Theory

Virginie Despentes with Stéphanie Benson (Translator)

143 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction feminism challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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Powerful, provocative, and personal, King Kong Theory is a candid account of how the author of Baise-Moi and Vernon Subutex came to be Virginie Despentes. Drawing from personal experience, Despentes shatters received ideas about rape and prostitut...

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reflective 77%
informative 69%
challenging 52%
inspiring 44%
dark 23%
emotional 21%
funny 15%
tense 10%
hopeful 5%
sad 2%
adventurous 1%

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medium 27%
slow 5%

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