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After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search

Sarah Perry

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A fierce memoir of a mother's murder, a daughter's coming-of-age in the wake of immense loss, and...

Biography memoir true crime

Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Sex Object: A Memoir in Books

Mar 18, 2018

Similar to many feminist experiences

Jessica Valenti is usually very articulate and analytical in her columns, which is why her memoir feels a shade different from her usual style.

I understand that the premise is to show how sexism doesn't happen in a vacuum and that an accumulation eventually wears down a person thus accepting their situation and even relenting to further abuse. Which is why by the half way point, Valenti herself seems bored of having to replay every terrible sexual incident, and the events become repetitive to the point of desensitization.

As a person, it's horrifying to go through it, as a reader - especially a female one - it does feel like I do not need hear about the details to understand it's happening. Perhaps writing this memoir is a cathartic experience for Valenti, we'll never know. It is sad, especially when she gives up on being herself and caters to everyone else, but that is something a lot of feminist memoirs reveal.