The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 210 pages and is available in hardcover format. A memoir of promiscuity, based on her own promiscuity during her teens. Though having committed to the lucrative deal years before, she walked away, fearing any sort of selfhelp advice she might give would be hypocritical. A memoir of promiscuity by cohen, kerry to read loose girl. Quite frankly, the book had a rushed ending with her getting married and pulling the. A memoir of promiscuity 12 staff music writing pad loose pages 3hole punched for ring binders 10 stave music writing pad. Loose girlis kerry cohens captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy. Aug 10, 2011 loose girl is kerry cohens captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy. While i thought her story was worth telling i just felt at the end it was pointless. From first teen sex experiences, quickly giving up virginity and a craving hunger for boys and their bodies and actively seeking to be wanted. Kerry cohen is eleven years old when she recognizes the power of her body in the leer of a grown man. A memoir of promiscuity, by kerry cohen, tells the journey of kerry cohens descend into womanhood and her struggles to define herself in a sexually explicit world. Despite the rather prurient title, cohens memoir is a deeply poignant, desperately sad account of a confused, directionless adolescent girls free fall into selfabnegation.
Loose girl is a memoir about a young girl called kerry who spends her youth looking for love and acceptance by sleeping with heaps of boys. Her parents are recently divorced and it doesnt take long before their lassitude and kerrys desire to stand outto be. A mothers story of autism, unconditional love, and the meaning of normal. Jun 03, 2008 loose girl is kerry cohens captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy. Despite the rather prurient title, cohens memoir is a deeply poignant, desperately sad account of a confused, directionless adolescent girl s free fall into selfabnegation. A memoir of promiscuity i love the idea that a family doesnt need so much stuff to be whole, that perhaps there are other ways to feel full. The main characters of this autobiography, memoir story are.
Jan 01, 2008 in loose girl, kerry cohen has written a memoir of startling clarity and unblinking honesty. Michelle wittle is an mfa candidate in creative writing at rosemont college in rosemont, pennsylvania. Though by the memoirs end shes changed course and entered into a. The story of addiction not just to sex, but to male attention loose girl is also the story of a young girl who came to believe that boys and men could give her life meaning. Kerry cohen takes the reader on a heartbreaking and sometimes painful journey into her addictive personality. Decreed by david letterman tongue in cheek on cbs tvs the late show to be the pick of daves book club 2006, candy girl is the story of a young writer who dared to bare it all as a stripper. The most striking thing about kerry cohens loose girl is the inevitability of her. Loose girl is kerry cohens captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy.
She teaches creative writing for gotham writers workshop in new york city and the red earth lowresidency mfa program. The story of addictionnot just to sex, but to male attention loose girl is also the story of a young girl who came to believe that boys and men could give her life meaning. The story of addictionnot just to sex, but to male attentionloose girl is also the story of a young girl who came to believe that boys and men could give her life meaning. Breaking the silence on teenage girls and promiscuity. Her parents are recently divorced, and it doesnt take long before their lassitude and kerrys desire to stand out, to be memorable in some way. A memoir of promiscuity in new york journal of books. Kerry cohen is only eleven years old when she recognizes the power of her female form in the leer of a grown man. The author probes her troubling relationship to sex. Early on, simpson describes the book she didnt write. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Loose girl is kerrys captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy. Ive been grasping at nothing, running in circles, trying desperately to fill the emptiness inside with nothing but air.
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So often, memoir has proven to be a vehicle for proselytization or even vindication, but cohen resists the temptation to assign blame or explain away the personal impulses that drove her to reckless behaviors and a pattern of promiscuity and heartbreak. Its a story of addictionnot just to sex but to male attention, how she came to believe boys and men could fill her emptiness, and how she tried to control them by handing over her body. A memoir of promiscuity i begin to learn there are certain things i shouldnt tell her. A memoir of promiscuity kerry cohen, author, cynthia holloway, read by, read by cynthia holloway. Kerry cohens extraordinary memoir tells it like it isshes a teenager like any other, dealing with parents, school, and friends, but for some reason, standing out seems to have become almost impossible. As a teen, cohen, who wrote the youngadult novel easy 2006, indiscriminately sought the sexual attention of men and boys her age in a desperate attempt to make up for the love her parents denied her. A memoir of promiscuity ebook, you should click the hyperlink listed below and download the ebook or get access to additional information which are relevant to loose girl. Loose pages 3hole punched for ring binders the gingerbread man loose at the zoo the caboose who got loose book and cd bears loose tooth the bear books moose, goose, animals on the loose. The story of addictionnot just to sex, but to male. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read loose girl. Its a story of addictionnot just to sex but to male attention, how she came to believe boys and men could fill her emptiness, and how she.
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