GQ sex columnist Benoit debuts with a riotous collection of essays illuminating her rocky path to self-acceptance. More than anything, she notes, \u00e2It\u00e2s the story of how I learned how to be good for myself rather than for other people.\u00e2 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. <\/p>\n
After her parents divorced when she was young, she and her sister bounced back and forth between their mom and dad\u00e2s lofty expectations, which always caused \u00e2a film of blame.\u00e2 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 \u00e2chill girl\u00e2 working at a hockey warehouse to being a beta tester in college for the dating app Bumble\u00e2which was \u00e2full of filthy-hot men\u00e2\u00e2she discovered Twitter and an army of female comedians railing against lousy dudes and finally realized a man\u00e2s approval wasn\u00e2t all it\u00e2s cracked up to be. \u00e2I had reached another plane of existence and that existence was \u00e2If you fucking speak to me, I\u00e2ll murder you.\u00e2\u00e2\u00e2 Heartening and hilarious, this is prime summer reading material.<\/p>\n
Product details<\/p>\n
Author : Sophia Benoit
\n Publisher \u200f : \u200e Gallery Books (July 13, 2021)
\n Language \u200f : \u200e English
\n Hardcover \u200f : \u200e 336 pages
\n ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 1982151935
\n ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1982151935
\n Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 1.1 pounds
\n Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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