![]() ![]() On the other hand, Valenti, who admits that she overindulged in alcohol and cocaine for years, acting on the theory that “cocaine let me drink as much as I wanted without passing out or embarrassing myself,” seems to be at least partially responsible for some of her own suffering. ![]() As she skips around through her memories, the author does include some examples of unpleasant encounters with men: the guys who whistled at her or rubbed up against her in subways as she was growing up in Queens, New York the college boyfriend who indulged in a nasty species of revenge after they broke up the high school teacher who said that he would give her an A if she gave him a hug the married friend who expressed sexual interest in her. “Who would I be if I didn’t live in a world that hated women?” asks Valenti ( Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth About Parenting and Happiness, 2012, etc.). A new memoir from the Guardian columnist and “professional feminist.” ![]()
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