Sex from Scratch by Sarah Mirk

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Sex from Scratch

Making Your Own Relationship Rules

Wonderful perspective, personal stories and ideologies on sex and relationships. Made me feel less alone in my own thought processes and deconstruction of the long held societal norm of monogamy. Portland ❤️‍🔥

Unfortunately there are so many typos that it’s hard to ignore after a while. Maybe just the one I picked up hopefully.

Right-Wing Women by Andrea Dworkin

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Right-Wing Women

Very commanding tone in the authors writing. Had me profoundly sad in moments and affirmed a lot of my own conclusions on the sex classes based on my own life experiences thus far. We have much work to do.

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

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I Who Have Never Known Men

A wonderful reflection on the violence created by men and someone personal recognition of it.

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

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Yesteryear

I devoured this book. It hit real close to home and masterfully on religious cult ideologies and how they uphold patriarchy, which helps no one.

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C Gibson

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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

Easy and helpful read, possible explanations to how maddening it feels trying to connect with my parents sometimes.

The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher

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The Chaos Machine

The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World

Marky Z is gonna be in trrrooouble

Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan

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Sex at Dawn

How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships

Gave me a lot to think about how monogamy became the default in most modern societies, and why??