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  • Open

  • An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation and Non-Monogamy
  • By: Rachel Krantz
  • Narrated by: Rachel Krantz
  • Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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Summary

Rachel Krantz is a 27-year-old journalist living in Brooklyn when she meets Adam, who is non-monogamous. The concept isn't entirely new to her and the possibility of that kind of freedom is as exciting as it is daunting. If there's a chance that she could date, have sex and connect with different people alongside a loving and supportive long-term relationship, why wouldn't she seize it?

In intimate detail, OPEN takes us inside the highs and lows of Rachel's journey of self-discovery and the different ways power dynamics manifest when the rules of engagement have fundamentally changed. Sharp, provocative, and engrossing, it asks what true sexual liberation looks like, and if the pleasure is ever worth the pain.
©2021 Rachel Krantz (P)2021 Octopus Publishing Group
Human Sexuality Love, Dating & Attraction Sociology
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Critic reviews

"A sexy, messy, necessary look at polyamory." (Advocate)

"All the makings of a juicy beach read-romance—sex, deception, and twists—except it's an account of a real-life open relationship." (VOGUE)

"A starkly naked story of a young woman's adventure of self-discovery, told with a striking lack of shame or apology. Highly recommended." (Dr. Christopher Ryan, author of Sex At Dawn)

"Smart, original, ambitious, and deeply absorbing memoir... She succeeds by bringing us deftly and irresistibly into her most intimate pains and joys, stretching our understanding of what commitment and autonomy mean." (Dr. Wednesday Martin, author of Untrue & Primates of Park Avenue)

"The only problem I had picking up this book was putting it back down. Open compels, entertains, and may ultimately transform its readers." (Dr. Terry Real, internationally recognised Family Therapist, author, and founder of the Relational Life Institute)

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Engaging and Thought Provoking read

Amazing, entertaining read. Elephant in the room: the narrators voice does take some getting used to. but do stick with it, it’s worth it. It’s also nice that the author is narrating. It makes the story much more personal. Would definitely recommend.

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Growth and abuse in a non-monogamous context

Most of this book reads as a story of gaslighting and emotional abuse in a context of non-monogamy. I was worried it would paint non-monogamy in a bad light - easy to do when many monogamous people blame the relationship style for the relationship's problems.

But the author handles this well, weaving in facts and scientific studies as she navigates her own path of personal growth. She shows surprising compassion for her abuser as she begins to understand what is happening.

I really enjoyed it and it left me with several books to read afterward. Thanks for the journey, Rachel.

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Sorry but her voice…

Un not that far into the story to comment about it, so far it didn’t catch me but what makes it difficult is her voice. The narrator’s voice is not pleasant. It seems it is hard for her to speak and she doesn’t make it easy to know who is talking. She doesn’t show emotions on certain exclamations and other phrases where you would expect it.
Not for me.

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