A review by leonmorinpriest
Sex and Lies by Leïla Slimani
5.0
I read this book mainly cause I come from a background that stigmatizes sex and women seem to be the brunt of suffering from this stigmatization.
It’s really hard to discuss topics like these especially in countries where a PDA is cause for jail time.
It’s especially hard when religion influences culture and society and I’ve seen many people be openly anti-religion or islamaphobic when discussing these topics.
I honestly didn’t feel like this book implied such an attack on religion nor was it advocating a change of values but moreso the freedom of choice. Again, I’m no expert on the topic mainly just another woman who has experienced similar mindsets and forced conformity. However it’s nice to see a first where there is a logical way of discussing these issues
Overall, I found the book more to be a collection of how women in Morocco discuss their relationship with sex as well as the authors own motivations behind speaking about these topics.
I try not to look at other reviews because I feel like everyone’s opinion is valid in how they take this book. Maybe it isn’t perfect but I feel like the message has truly resonated with me
It’s really hard to discuss topics like these especially in countries where a PDA is cause for jail time.
It’s especially hard when religion influences culture and society and I’ve seen many people be openly anti-religion or islamaphobic when discussing these topics.
I honestly didn’t feel like this book implied such an attack on religion nor was it advocating a change of values but moreso the freedom of choice. Again, I’m no expert on the topic mainly just another woman who has experienced similar mindsets and forced conformity. However it’s nice to see a first where there is a logical way of discussing these issues
Overall, I found the book more to be a collection of how women in Morocco discuss their relationship with sex as well as the authors own motivations behind speaking about these topics.
I try not to look at other reviews because I feel like everyone’s opinion is valid in how they take this book. Maybe it isn’t perfect but I feel like the message has truly resonated with me