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Greedy : notes from a bisexual who wants too much
Title:
Greedy : notes from a bisexual who wants too much
ISBN:
9781982179175
Edition:
First Atria Paperback edition.
Physical Description:
xxviii, 299 pages : 21 cm
Contents:
A story to ease the author's impostor syndrome -- What I talk about when I talk about bisexuality -- Part I: I want a word for this. Cuffed jeans and feeling seen ; Hot and cool ; Girl crush : clinical observations ; True life : I masturbate wrong ; Dating and walking ; A girl called Rhonda -- Part II: I want you to like me (even thought I don't like you). Crush on a couple ; The men who ghost me ; The power dynamic ; The neon sweater ; Knots -- Part III: I want to be queer enough. Out of the woods ; Bisexuality in men : a retrospective ; Do I make myself queer? ; Bad at sex ; Boundaries : a fairy tale ; A few words on platonic love -- Part IV: I want too much and then some. A queer love story ; Brinley James Ford ; Gender is a drag : a timeline.
Summary:
"Jen's provocative, laugh-out-loud debut takes us inside her journey of self-discovery, leading us through stories of a childhood "girl crush," an onerous quest to have a threesome, and an enduring fear of being bad at sex. Greedy follows Jen's attempts to make sense of herself as she explores the role of the male gaze, what it means to be "queer enough," and how to overcome bi stereotypes when you're the posterchild for all of them: greedy, slutty, and constantly confused. With her clever voice and clear-eyed insight, Jen draws on personal experiences with sexism and biphobia to understand how we all can and must do better. She sheds light on the reasons women, queer people, and other marginalized groups tend to make ourselves smaller, provoking the question: What would happen if we suddenly stopped?​​ Greedy shows us that being bisexual is about so much more than who you're sleeping with--it's about finding stability in a state of flux and defining yourself on your own terms. This book inspires us to rethink the world as we know it, reminding us that Greedy was a superpower all along."--Amazon.
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