if you want WEIRD, this book will mess with you.
you want weird? i’ll GIVE YOU WEIRD.
this is a fascinating, uncomfortable, and at times quite disturbing look into what we consider normal, intimacy & sex, family & love, and adaptation into societal expectations we may not understand.
iIt’s not a subtle read. The writing is simple and straightforward, and so is the commentary. i was pondering so much about what we consider strange and what we consider healthy, and how alienating it is to be a woman pushing back against expectations in any way. there are intriguing (but not necessarily new) takes on the treatment of men vs. women (especially in a world where male pregnancy is possible), romance, parenthood, and intimacy.
i was engaged and curious the whole way through and enjoyed chewing on these endlessly complicated questions.
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Is this a good book for a reading block?? How many pgs?