Sex Object

New York Times BestsellerNPR Best Bookof 2016Sharp and prescient The appeal of Valentis 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 itSex Object is an antidote to the fun and flirty feminism of selfies and self-help. New RepublicAuthor and Guardian US columnist Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade. Now, in a darkly funny and bracing memoir, Valenti explores the toll that sexism takes from the every day to the existential.Sex Objectexplores 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, this literary memoir is sure to shock those already familiar with Valentis work and enthrall those who are just finding it.