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Author:
Sophia Benoit
Publisher:
Gallery Books
Date:
July 13, 2021
Benoit shares her journey from aspiring good girl to proud feminist, and addresses the constantly shifting goalposts of what exactly it means to be 'good' in today's world.
What The Reviewers Say
Readers looking for an entertaining escape from their everyday grind will appreciate the opportunity to take a moment or two to see the world from sex and relationship advice columnist, comedian, and Twitter darling Benoit’s point-of-view.
Anyone who has ever felt like an outcast, like they missed the class where everyone else learned how to kiss, or how to behave in social settings, or how to respect yourself and others, will relate to GQ writer Benoit’s essay collection.
GQ sex columnist Benoit debuts with a riotous collection of essays illuminating her rocky path to self-acceptance.
Though often sharply observed, Benoit’s essays offer too many details, which she often footnotes with observations on her own observations, as well as trivialities—e.g., how-to lists and hit-or-miss film critiques 'based on whether I thought [the protagonist’s] character was a helpful or harmful depiction of adult womanhood.' The result is a book that should appeal to young women but that also exhausts rather than satisfies. Humorous, intermittently insightful, but overdone..
