Three Women
Based on years of immersive reporting and told with astonishing frankness and immediacy, Three Women is both a feat of journalism and a triumph of storytelling, brimming with nuance and empathy. “A work of deep observation, long conversations, and a kind of journalistic alchemy” (Kate Tuttle, NPR),Three Women introduces us to three unforgettable women—and one remarkable writer—whose experiences remind us that we are not alone.
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I liked how it gives you a look at how the woman's mind works. As a woman, it made me feel less isolated. I felt that I could related to certain aspects of each story.
This book was not what I was expecting at all. Where I expected a deep discussion and analysis of female desire by examining 3 individual women, I got intimate and personal diary entries of sexual events and feelings relayed by the author. I can’t say that I disliked the book but it didn’t captivate or engage me the way I was hoping.
I did thoroughly enjoy Sloan’s parts of the book as I felt they were the closest to an honest, introspective look into female desire that I was expecting. Her story showed that a woman’s desire is often equated with accommodation of male desire instead of a true celebration of her own sexuality. Her story was complex and raw and so self-aware. I truly enjoyed it and would recommend this book on her section alone.
I did feel the epilogue had some redemption as it collected some overall thoughts on desire and the female experience based on the three women’s stories, but overall, I was a bit disappointed. It didn’t quite live up to the anticipation I had built up.
I did thoroughly enjoy Sloan’s parts of the book as I felt they were the closest to an honest, introspective look into female desire that I was expecting. Her story showed that a woman’s desire is often equated with accommodation of male desire instead of a true celebration of her own sexuality. Her story was complex and raw and so self-aware. I truly enjoyed it and would recommend this book on her section alone.
I did feel the epilogue had some redemption as it collected some overall thoughts on desire and the female experience based on the three women’s stories, but overall, I was a bit disappointed. It didn’t quite live up to the anticipation I had built up.
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