{"product_id":"sex-object-a-memoir-isbn-9780062435095","title":"Sex Object: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Sharp and prescient… The appeal of Valenti’s memoir lies in her ability to trace objectification through her own life, and to trace what was for a long time her own obliviousness to it…\u003cem\u003eSex Object\u003c\/em\u003e is an antidote to the fun and flirty feminism of selfies and self-help.” – \u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed by the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e as “one of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation,” Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade. Now, in a memoir that\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e calls “bold and unflinching,” Valenti explores the toll that sexism takes on women’s lives, from the everyday to the existential. From subway gropings and imposter syndrome to sexual awakenings and motherhood, \u003cem\u003eSex Object\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the painful, embarrassing, and sometimes illegal moments that shaped Valenti’s adolescence and young adulthood in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of writers like Joan Didion and Mary Karr, \u003cem\u003eSex Object\u003c\/em\u003e is a profoundly moving tour de force that is bound to shock those already familiar with Valenti’s work, and enthrall those who are just finding it.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eHailed by the\u003cem\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e as “one of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation,” Jessica Valenti’s \u003cem\u003eSex Object\u003c\/em\u003e explores the toll that sexism takes on women’s lives, from the everyday to the existential. This national bestseller is powerful, personal, and could not be more timely to the national conversation on gender and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“One of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerful.. more than the sum of its parts… a bold and unflinching road map of Valenti’s journey to become the woman she is.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jessica Valenti is widely known as a feminist leader- with this stunningly brave and often funny memoir, we get a chance to know her as a human being. This is an incredibly powerful book. I can’t recommend it loudly enough.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJill Soloway, writer, producer, creator of the Emmy-winning show Transparent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Adrienne Rich wrote, ‘When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her.’ In \u003ci\u003eSex Object\u003c\/i\u003e, Jessica Valenti tells her truth with stunning vulnerability and courage, defying easy answers and daring us to look away. You won’t forget it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrin Carmon, New York Times bestselling author of Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerful...incredibly readable... she wants to take us back to a place of telling stories.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This aching account of attempting to live, date and work while female is a brave admission of vulnerability.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I began reading Jessica Valenti’s \u003ci\u003eSex Object\u003c\/i\u003e before the most recent tape (as of this writing) leaked of a presidential candidate bragging about sexually assaulting women for fun, but there could hardly be a better validation for the subject.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAV Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Yes, All Men (And Everyone Else) Need To Read ‘Sex Object’” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Valenti uses the personal to shed light on a universally female political problem.  There is an awakening that happens as a woman reading this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBust Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An entertaining and shocking memoir from a leading feminist writer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful literary memoir that expertly makes the case for feminism today.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Valenti’s] memories are relatable and raise important questions about how society treats and views women.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Amazing...a profoundly raw and honest book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEzra Klein, Vox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deeply moving, honest, and unflinching, \u003ci\u003eSex Object\u003c\/i\u003e secures Jessica Valenti’s place as one of the foremost writers and thinkers of her generation. 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