
“One of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation. 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. A controversial, intimate and darkly funny collection of essays on modern womanhood by one of the most visible and.


“Jessica Valenti is a breath of fresh air. 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. 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. Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and.

Now, in a darkly funny and bracing memoir, Valenti explores the toll that sexism takes from the every day to the existential. Sex Object is an antidote to the fun and flirty feminism of selfies and self-help.' New Republic Author and Guardian US columnist Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade. Sex Object explores the painful, funny, embarrassing, and sometimes illegal moments that shaped Valentis 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, Sex Object is a. Author and Guardian US columnist Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade.
