Sex Object: A Memoir by Jessica Valenti
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

The beginning of this book was nice. I felt she, somehow, was telling my story ... And this was the trick in this book: a common story. Too common that it became boring chapter after chapter.
Once i got to the second part of this book, I realized it is not as informative as I thought. And in most cases, she made herself " a sex object". She didn't care much about anything but drinking and having sex. How can she blame men for anything?
Yes, there are bad rape and sexual harassment stories out there, but I don't think this book is about any serious case.
On the other hand, the title of the book was misleading. Especially in the last part, when she focused only on her marriage and daughter .... Her life seems to be perfect compared to what other women are going through. At some point, I called her "selfish spoiled woman".
I do fight to get some women rights ... But not about bullshit women (and men alike) put themselves in.
By the way ... She made me hate NY city. It seemed full of perverts and pedophiles. And for the first time I felt i live in a very safe place (in a third world country).
After all, I can't judge her. I just didn't like the book and I don't think it is worth reading.

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