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NPR Great Read of 2016

Author and Guardian US columnist Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade. Now, in a darkly funny and bracing memoir, Valenti explores the toll that sexism takes from the every day to the existential.

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.

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.

“Jessica Valenti is a breath of fresh air. She offers the kind of raw honesty that can feel like a punch in the gut, but leaves you with the warmth of a deep embrace.” — Ms. Magazine

“One of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation.” Washington Post

“A gutsy young third wave feminist.” — The New York Times

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Sex Object Audiobook Narrator

Jessica Valenti is the narrator of Sex Object audiobook that was written by Jessica Valenti

JESSICA VALENTI is a columnist for The Guardian US where she writes about gender and politics. In 2004 she founded the award-winning Feministing.com, which Columbia Journalism Review called “head and shoulders above almost any writing on women’s issues in mainstream media.”? Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Nation, and Ms. She is the author of several books, including the national bestseller Full Frontal Feminism. Jessica lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

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Jessica Valenti is the author of Sex Object

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Narrator Jessica Valenti
Length 4 hours 6 minutes
Author Jessica Valenti
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date June 07, 2016
ISBN 9780062471642

Subjects

The publisher of the Sex Object is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social Science

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The publisher of the Sex Object is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062471642.

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This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Ashton

December 21, 2015

I hate when people rate books before they have even come out, but to the guy who rated it one star: fuck you.

Whitney

September 09, 2018

This is my first book by Jessica Valenti, but hopefully the first of many! I've been interested in her writing since I found Full Frontal Feminism, but I was excited to read this book by her in particular because memoir is more familiar to me, and the first chapter of this is stunning. I ended up reading this entire book in a few hours. I love Valenti's observations of sexual objectification and not only how it perpetuates misogyny, but it also causes women to devalue themselves and normalize abuse and harassment. I liked the first and third parts of this book because they felt relevant to the subject matter of the book, but the middle section just seemed like an unneeded tangent about all of her relationships in college, and it was difficult to keep all of her partners, universities, and chronology straight. And in the end, those descriptions really didn't build anything onto the message of the book for me.I underlined several stunning, thought-provoking quotes in this book, and I enjoyed Valenti's approach to this subject matter. Her explanation of her life and actions is so refreshingly honest and she doesn't waste time pretending that her life is flawless and we are getting more and more progressive, because she still is swamped with hate online and sometimes prefers crawling under a rock to being famous, which takes a lot of guts to admit but I really admired. After I read more of Valenti's works then maybe I'll be able to better assess whether it was a good idea to start with this book, but regardless of my intent to read her other works, hearing about her experiences and her perspective on how to make sure those experiences don't extend to her daughter had me captivated.

Kate

March 21, 2016

Reading this book is like getting a chicken bone caught in your throat. It’s very uncomfortable, but points to a reality that needs to be understood and dealt with fast.

Bianca

April 14, 2017

Sex Object is a powerful memoir, worth reading/listening to.Early on, Valenti lets us know that this is not an inspirational, motivational, "here's the silver lining" kind of book, that, apparently, women, feminists, in particular, are expected to bestow, otherwise, they're just "whiny" and/or "victims" and we can't possibly have that, can we? Valenti dared to be different, and just tell her story, in the form of essays. I liked that.I personally related to some aspects discussed in the book, and even those far away from my own experiences still gave me an insight into her life. I applaud her candour about her sexual relationships, bad relationships, abortions, drug taking, and motherhood.One of the most powerful chapters/essays is the last one, where she reads messages she received via email, blog comments, twitter, facebook and other social media outlets. The amount of vitriol and threats she's received is astounding. It's somewhat incomprehensible that most of us womenfolk are still heterosexual (stupid mother nature and all that reproduction bs...). That there is a lot of internet bullying is a well known. The one directed towards women though goes to a whole new level. It made me sick; I know I couldn't put up with it and keep going. So, I take my virtual hat off to you, Jessica Valenti, for being able to stick out.

Rachel

April 03, 2016

This book made me angry. Or, rather, it reminded me the multitude of reasons why I SHOULD feel angry. Why I should feel frustrated and hurt by society’s treatment of women. Jessica Valenti refuses to sugarcoat what women deal with in a patriarchal society, and her feminism is a bitter pill to swallow. Here are concrete examples and anecdotes of one woman’s daily experiences with sexism, misogyny and microaggressions. This book was a difficult read, but a necessary one. Everybody (especially men!) should read Valenti’s account of how society fails women, and how crucial feminism is in a world that still hasn’t accepted its movement’s legitimacy.

Jim

June 24, 2016

Men should be required to read this book, because we need to know. Women should read this book to compare notes. This book is full of pain. It will make you hate, but we have to get beyond hate if we will ever find enlightenment. Be careful of being judgmental when reading Sex Object, because you will regret it. If you are quick to judge others, turn to the back of this book first and read "Endnotes (2008-2015)" before starting it. The Guardian reports that Valenti was the #1 receiver of hate email at their site, and this section gives a sampling. Reading those quotes made me want to move to an island and abandon my species. This book could have been called Hate Object.But let me give you a second warning, don't be judgmental when reading Sex Object. This book is a confessional, and you will want to judge Valenti too. You will think her quite a sinner until the end when she becomes a saint. As any good confessional, Valenti is her own worst critic. She tortures herself more cruelly than any of her soulless critics.When I started reading this book I thought it would be a feminist examination of the nature of sex objects. It's not a work of feminist philosophy. It's a memoir, not a polemic. But again, it is. Valenti uses her own life story to make a philosophical statement without boring us with philosophical arguments. It's painful. But suffer the pain, because in the end, Valenti and readers are redeemed by Layla. Only the heartless will not cry.Valenti chronicles her encounters with men that are wretched at being human, and not all of them were animalistic predators, some were even her boyfriends. They are a problem for society in the same way terrorists and mass shooters are, they just haven't grabbed a gun (yet), but they are motivated by extreme beliefs, lust, hate, and frustration. This is not just a feminist problem, but an inherent failing in our species. I wonder when we're going to start seriously working on it.

May

March 01, 2016

"I started to ask myself: who would I be if I didn't live in a world that hated women? I've been unable to come up with a satisfactory answer, but I did realise that I've long been mourning this version of myself that never existed."Thanks to Edelweiss for providing me with an advance copy of this book in exchange for a fair review!Jessica Valenti has been a prolific name in the online feminist community for over a decade now and her memoir does not disappoint. The title leaps right out at you, promising an unflinching account of growing up as the worst of the worst in our sexist world: a woman. I read this book pretty much in two sittings - the chapters are short enough that you find yourself thinking "oh go on, just ONE more!" then suddenly it's 4am. The life story that Valenti tells us is at times a harrowing one, but I (unfortunately) can relate to a lot of it. It's also funny at times, and sad, and rage-inducing. Tales of flashers and assaults on the NYC Subway will probably be hard for some to get through, but I'm glad that Valenti has spoken up about feminist issues. She has definitely inspired me to keep up the fight and hopefully with this new book she'll inspire many more.

Vikki

July 30, 2016

Whoo boy what a book. I devoured this is one sitting, feel alternately vindicated and horrified at Valenti's experience just being a woman in the world, not to mention a woman on the internet. She is candid, funny, self-deprecating, and angry. The afterward alone, a series of hateful tweets, emails and messages she has received is a reminder that there is still a lot of work to do as we stumble towards equality.

Zach

June 27, 2016

Read this in about two hours. Very engaging. Wish I could require young men and women to read a few of the chapters. I've always loved nonfiction that follows Lester Bangs' dictum: "be honest and unmerciful."Disturbing to read as a father but necessary, I think. Should help me raise my sons and daughters to be happier and healthier.

Ceilidh

July 14, 2016

Short but potent - how would your life be as a woman if you didn't live a world that hated you? Full review here.http://bibliodaze.com/2016/07/review-...

Hallie

April 01, 2016

I won an Advance Reader Copy of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway. I was really excited to get Jessica Valenti's newest work that comes in the form of a memoir. I've read her other books and really enjoyed them. I first read Valenti when I was in high school and still trying to figure out feminism. I follow her on various social media and enjoy when she writes about her own experiences so I was happy to see her latest book was a memoir. She includes stories about her childhood, teen years and adult life as a wife and mom. After following her for so long on Twitter and reading her blogs, this book felt like a friend finally telling you some of their personal stories after you're comfortable with each other. I really enjoyed this read and appreciated how honest and candid Valenti is even though she's experienced so much harassment just for existing and daring to be a woman with something to say.

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