#The Very Secret S*x Lives of Medieval Women by Rosalie Gilbert

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The other day, I had the pleasure of listening to the audiobook version of Rosalie Gilbert's "The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women." I found Gilbert's writing style to be very humorous, especially for the subject material. Now, I'll be honest, much of what was written I guessed or already knew about as somebody who does quite a bit of research on the time period but the information was presented in an entertaining manner with jokes, quips, and story-telling here and there. The book highlighted the experiences of cisgender women mostly and touched upon intersex folk and lesbians towards the end. Much of what the author wrote in regards to sex crimes and rape against women felt very much tale as old as time, unfortunately. This isn't a dig at the author, but rather a familiar feeling of what it is like living in an era in which men commit the worst crimes against women and get away with it. This book is a bit of lighter reading than some others, but I'd still recommend it.

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