There's no doubt that Rachel Krantz is a crafty writer who knows how to use words to tell the story.

However, as someone who works with policules and individuals pursuing relationships outside monogamy, I found myself quite triggered by the content. It would be irresponsible of me to recommend "Open" to anyone who wants to explore ENM, there are just too many red flags and behaviours that seem abusive, that get oddly normalised by the author and quite a few cases of weaponised wokeness.

Even though I found many observations the author makes quite spot-on (i.e. the performative aspect of attending sex parties), finding oneself in an open relationship does not make one an expert on ENM. Krantz included comments of mental health professionals, I presume to legitimise "Open" as a manual of sorts. This is especially dangerous if readers will treat behaviours similar to Adam's, Krantz's partner, as completely reasonable. Spoiler alert: they're not.

In my opinion, writing a memoir so close to the events it portrays, in this case resulted in looking at one's experiences through rose-tinted glasses, which make all the red flags look just like regular flags (metaphor courtesy of "BoJack Horseman").

A very interesting and thought provoking read. I certainly feel more educated by reading this book and even being a cis gender straight woman could relate to some if Rachel's feelings and experiences.