Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Nature v. Nurture

Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body by Sara Pascoe

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Cbr15bingo Relation“ship” bingo, Cannonball Sara Pascoe is a British comedian and a regular on the panel shows that my husband and I enjoy so much. I expected Animal to be funny, and it is, but I was not expecting it to be so informative. This is not just the story of Pascoe’s life; it is about the female body, sexuality, rights and more. She examines genetics, behavior, history, culture and a variety of other factors that have influenced the physical development of the human body […]

“I googled ‘monkey brothel’, had an existential crisis, and eventually found the details I wanted in a New Yorker article titled ‘Monkey Business’.”

Sex Power Money by Sara Pascoe

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Frequently, I find myself disagreeing with Sara Pascoe- but it’s not a problem! She’s funny, curious, and well-researched, and she makes no claims about being objective. She leans right into the fact that she her opinions are colored by her past experiences, and she remains open to other ideas and beliefs even if they do not mesh with hers. She is open and honest about her past experiences- especially those that pertain to sex, power, and money. Some are truly harrowing, yet she is a […]

“I can remember how grown-up I felt then, and earlier, since about nine. Because we age one way, in one direction, every age we are is the most grown-up we’ve ever been.”

Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body by Sara Pascoe

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Sara Pascoe is here for you. There is no stone she won’t turn over and no story she won’t tell, because she is going to use her embarrassments, misunderstandings, failures, and larks to help you learn. If you are looking for a medical textbook on what it means to be a human woman then go ahead and look elsewhere. If you want a smart and unflinching comedian to share her life story with you while looking back through biology, history, and cultural norms in order […]



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