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A review by bk_gjendem
Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein
5.0
She will rip the heart out of your chest, chomp on it, toss it on the floor and grind it to bits in the dust. At least it felt that way to me, because she talked about the world in which my babies are growing up.
Before this book, I'd just read "Untangled" by Dr. Lisa Damour. About porn she said to parents, you don't want to know what's out there. Believe me, I've seen it. You do NOT want to know. And she left it at that. Peggy Orenstein? She said to parents, you don't want to know what's out there. Then she elaborated -- very explicitly -- on what is out there. That, my friends, is the difference between a clinical psychologist and a journalist. I'm grateful for both.
I've read Orenstein's work before ("Cinderella Ate My Daughter"). For this book, she interviewed more than 70 young women, ages 15-20. It's heavy, heavy stuff and often hard to read, but it's important and valuable information.
Before this book, I'd just read "Untangled" by Dr. Lisa Damour. About porn she said to parents, you don't want to know what's out there. Believe me, I've seen it. You do NOT want to know. And she left it at that. Peggy Orenstein? She said to parents, you don't want to know what's out there. Then she elaborated -- very explicitly -- on what is out there. That, my friends, is the difference between a clinical psychologist and a journalist. I'm grateful for both.
I've read Orenstein's work before ("Cinderella Ate My Daughter"). For this book, she interviewed more than 70 young women, ages 15-20. It's heavy, heavy stuff and often hard to read, but it's important and valuable information.