Description
GQ sex columnist Benoit debuts with a riotous collection of essays illuminating her rocky path to self-acceptance. More than anything, she notes, âItâs the story of how I learned how to be good for myself rather than for other people.â Starting with her 1990s childhood, Benoit writes candidly about her life as an overachieving youth in Kirkwood, Mo.; her years as a worrisome college student; and her eventual transformation to burgeoning young feminist.
After her parents divorced when she was young, she and her sister bounced back and forth between their mom and dadâs lofty expectations, which always caused âa film of blame.â This led to extraordinary anxiety for Benoit, which followed her throughout her adolescence, as she aimed to please everyone but herself. But after trying everything from reinventing herself as a âchill girlâ working at a hockey warehouse to being a beta tester in college for the dating app Bumbleâwhich was âfull of filthy-hot menââshe discovered Twitter and an army of female comedians railing against lousy dudes and finally realized a manâs approval wasnât all itâs cracked up to be. âI had reached another plane of existence and that existence was âIf you fucking speak to me, Iâll murder you.âââ Heartening and hilarious, this is prime summer reading material.
Product details
Author : Sophia Benoit
Publisher : Gallery Books (July 13, 2021)
Language : English
Hardcover : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 1982151935
ISBN-13 : 978-1982151935
Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
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