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A review by ginnikin
The Conjoined by Jen Sookfong Lee
2.0
Skimmed aggressively. Why do I read literary fiction? Every now and then I go back, try it out, shudder, and run away quickly. Everyone is so unhappy, and it's all the same way - hiding because they've been hurt and they fear being hurt more, so they pull farther into themselves and alienate the people around them. Jess's feelings about Trevor and sex and romance were very aggravating. I have no patience for women who want their men more manly. It's immature and undeveloped. We've been pestering men to be more emotionally available, and you have one! Hooray! And you don't want him. You want some manly macho guy who doesn't ask what you like, who just somehow psychically knows. You know what asking is? That's consent. How's about we stop stigmatizing that, m'kay? Finally,