![]() ![]() In the tradition of writers like Joan Didion and Mary Karr, this literary memoir is sure to shock those already familiar with Valenti’s work and enthrall those who are just finding it. Sex Object explores the painful, funny, embarrassing, and sometimes illegal moments that shaped Valenti’s adolescence and young adulthood in New York City, revealing a much shakier inner life than the confident persona she has cultivated as one of the most recognizable feminists of her generation. ![]() Now, in a darkly funny and bracing memoir, Valenti explores the toll that sexism takes from the every day to the existential. ![]() “Sharp and prescient… The appeal of Valenti’s memoir lies in her ability to trace objectification through her own life, and to trace what was for a long time her own obliviousness to it… Sex Object is an antidote to the fun and flirty feminism of selfies and self-help.” - New RepublicĪuthor and Guardian US columnist Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade. New York Times Bestseller - An NPR Best Book of the Year ![]()
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