Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman
Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman
Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman
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"Funny, empathetic, easy to read and above all very intelligent..."
--Julie Delporte, author of This Woman's Work In this unabashed and uncensored personal memoir, author Éloïse Marseille examines her sexual education (and miseducation), from a forbidden first kiss with a female best friend in Catholic school to her exposure to the extremes of online porn, fumbling hookups, and navigating the complexities of lust and love in the modern era... But most importantly of all, the author's nuanced relationship with her own body, sexuality, and self. A raw, hilarious, and deeply touching book, Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman makes a powerful case for a sexual politics that is open, demystified, and free of shame.
--Julie Delporte, author of This Woman's Work In this unabashed and uncensored personal memoir, author Éloïse Marseille examines her sexual education (and miseducation), from a forbidden first kiss with a female best friend in Catholic school to her exposure to the extremes of online porn, fumbling hookups, and navigating the complexities of lust and love in the modern era... But most importantly of all, the author's nuanced relationship with her own body, sexuality, and self. A raw, hilarious, and deeply touching book, Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman makes a powerful case for a sexual politics that is open, demystified, and free of shame.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Funny, empathetic, easy to read and above all very intelligent, Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman is perhaps the sex-ed lesson we've all been sorely missing: That it's normal to feel abnormal, because there shouldn't be any norms."
--Julie Delporte, author of This Woman's Work "In her book Naked--and never has a title been quite so apt--Eloise Marseille lines up a series of taboo topics and takes full ownership of them, creating a memoir that's as honest as they come. It's also deeply engaging and beautifully made."
--Mike Donachie, The Toronto Star "The whole book feels like a hug, as if Marseille intuitively knows we all need one because we all have a sexual shame-filled past."
--Alison Kent, Graphic Medicine "Through her sometimes funny and sometimes serious stories, Éloïse Marseille succeeds brilliantly in making us feel less alone in our questions about sexuality. A breath of fresh air that fits perfectly with the mores of our time."
--Montreal Campus "The wounds are fresh here, as the 27-year-old Marseille is just starting to process the years of shame and self-hatred at the end. While the story is mostly pretty light-hearted, the ending not only sees an outpouring of grief, it doesn't offer an easy out for the reader (or author, for that matter)."
--Rob Clough, High-Low "It's an enjoyable dive into one woman's experience of the world of sex, body image, and dating... I salute you if you're brave enough to read Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman on a crowded subway. In fact, we should all read books like this because we're all humans with bodies that do funny, interesting, wonderful things. Bravo to Éloïse Marseille for putting herself out there and telling her story--wrinkles, warts, and all."
--Mel Lake, Multiversity Comics
--Julie Delporte, author of This Woman's Work "In her book Naked--and never has a title been quite so apt--Eloise Marseille lines up a series of taboo topics and takes full ownership of them, creating a memoir that's as honest as they come. It's also deeply engaging and beautifully made."
--Mike Donachie, The Toronto Star "The whole book feels like a hug, as if Marseille intuitively knows we all need one because we all have a sexual shame-filled past."
--Alison Kent, Graphic Medicine "Through her sometimes funny and sometimes serious stories, Éloïse Marseille succeeds brilliantly in making us feel less alone in our questions about sexuality. A breath of fresh air that fits perfectly with the mores of our time."
--Montreal Campus "The wounds are fresh here, as the 27-year-old Marseille is just starting to process the years of shame and self-hatred at the end. While the story is mostly pretty light-hearted, the ending not only sees an outpouring of grief, it doesn't offer an easy out for the reader (or author, for that matter)."
--Rob Clough, High-Low "It's an enjoyable dive into one woman's experience of the world of sex, body image, and dating... I salute you if you're brave enough to read Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman on a crowded subway. In fact, we should all read books like this because we're all humans with bodies that do funny, interesting, wonderful things. Bravo to Éloïse Marseille for putting herself out there and telling her story--wrinkles, warts, and all."
--Mel Lake, Multiversity Comics
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
POW POW Press
Pub date:
2023-11-07
Length:
168 pages
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