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Sex and Lies by Leïla Slimani

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curiosophie's review against another edition

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hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

beccaackrill's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

d34nn3_29's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

a_nnalyse's review against another edition

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4.0

this was a really insightful and validating book. i’ve seen a lot of reviews suggesting that Slimani only included essays that support her ideologies, but i think she gave a platform to the critiques that are often used out of context, villainised, or completely ignored. mediterranean culture and its obsession with female purity (across all major religions of the regions) remains a black cloud above a lot of us; the pressure, the concern and the shame that comes with it.

i think this was a really great book and forgive me for the poorly formulated review.

noemi1010's review against another edition

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4.0

Leila Slimani collects the stories of multiple Moroccan women and their approaches to sex. She depicts a light on Morocco's views on sex and how sex is supposed to be a human right.

I found it really interesting and it gave me a lot to think about a country that I didn't know much.

guillemette_gagliano's review against another edition

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4.0

Passionnant, un livre qui ouvre les yeux et qui interroge.
Je lui retire une étoile car j'ai parfois été gênée par le féminisme un peu "bon teint" de Leila Slimani, je suis un peu plus extrémiste!