A review by frogcopter
Sex Object: A Memoir by Jessica Valenti

4.0

Valenti tells vignettes from her life with an eye towards the way in which her female body in a patriarchal society shaped her experiences, weaving these everyday experiences together to show how small violations accumulate into a life-encompassing oppression. It is powerful in its mundanity, providing insight into how rape culture emerge out of events that might seem innocuous if isolated. This book is useful as a template to notice the effects of the patriarchy on any woman’s experience.