Saturday, November 9, 2019

Three Women; Lisa Taddeo


TITLE: Three Women
AUTHOR:  Lisa Taddeo
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster
PUB. YEAR: 2019
SETTING: n/a
FORMAT: print/library
RATING - 3.5/5

After so much buzz about this book, I decided to try it for myself; I'm glad I read it but, I didn't love it. Actually, I wasn't sure what to expect when I began this NF title except the author's intent was to write about female desire.

Profiled are stories of (3) very different women from different backgrounds and social classes.  There's 23 year old Maggie from North Dakota who was involved in a sexual relationship with her married high school English teacher when she was just 17.  A resulting criminal trial rocks their quiet community.  Lina, a mid-western housewife whose loveless marriage has her reconnecting with an old flame.  Finally there is Sloane, a gorgeous woman from a wealthy family in New York City. She moves to Newport, Rhode Island to become a successful restauranteur.  Sloane's husband is also in the same business with her. He enjoys watching her have sex with men and women.

While it's clear that each woman was craving something more, something missing in their lives, they often came across as both self abusers and victims.  Almost every story is a combination of raw, emotional and sexually explicit. All of the women have baggage or issues they were dealing with from alcoholic parents to eating disorders.

I thought the author captured the complex emotions of the women she writes about, but, I didn't really care for the way the stories seemed to jump back and forth between the women. I also thought a wrap up was needed as the ending seemed rather abrupt. It's clear the author did her homework, spending more than 8 years gathering data on these very different women. Each woman, in some way, felt like a victim to me.

5 comments:

  1. I just started reading this book and am really enjoying it so far.

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  2. That one wouldn't be on our list anytime soon LOL!

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  3. Hm. I have been undecided about this one. I admire what she did but am not sure I want to read about it. Complex topic.

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  4. Sounds like they have some issues, but not sure I want to read about it.

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