Unveiling Desire and Deprivation: Inside Melissa Febos’ Provocative Year Without Sex
As a reader charged with reviewing this incredible memoir, I made an uncommon mistake: I inadvertently glanced at someone else’s review. The Seattle Stranger, my local independent newspaper, included this, to my mind, odd phrase: “…[Febos’] bare zero-percent flowery confessions….” As a fan of Ms. Febos’ writing for many years, I didn’t understand how the word “flowery” crept in there. It’s mildly misogynistic; the implication being that women are expected to be excessively adjectival in their writing.
