Got to know about this book through the prolific writer-critic Deepanjana Pal's newsletter (you should subscribe to it, its fantastic). To be precise, this line got me hooked into this book:


"Consent is a reminder that we all contain multitudes; that people change, and that context is critically important for understanding our experiences."

Have been digging to the rabbithole of personal-growth and being-whole-than -being-perfect. So this line piqued my interest.

Consent feels like a "pull request" memoir. In software development, a pull request is a way to correct, add, or rewrite parts of a program. It’s how developers fix bugs, add features, or update software. Ciment does something similar with this book—revising her earlier memoir Half a Life, reexamining her past and reshaping those memories and experiences.

In just a few decades, Ciment looks back at her life and reframes it. The result is breathtaking. Will there be another "pull request" for this memoir in the future? Maybe. But honestly, I don’t mind. This version is so vulnerable, so beautifully written, and so tender in its honesty. It checks all the boxes for the pleasure of reading. Truly, it's paisa vasool.