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stevia333k's review against another edition
5.0
i finished this about 1:45 AM on 2022 June 18
Firstly, I still need to google up so many things said, but because I was using the audiobook, this means I'll have to get a text version so I can annotate it & such. I feel like I've seen some of these already on social media, but then again that's kind of the point of me too is to say how sexual assault is common, see commonalities, etc, hence it makes sense with we too.
This book is a series of stories about rape & workers getting attacked. It connects a lot of different lenses of activism which was important for me since I tend to fixate merely on like big labels like communism, anarchism, socialism, etc.
There's different flavors of writing styles, IDK how to feel about visualization with this sort of thing.
Anyways, I gave this a books-for-queers label because it does help debug the content from gender essentialism.
I have this book a horror-suspense label because even though I was raised up on girlpower murder ballads (which had gender essentialism problems, lol), technically murder ballads developed from obituaries, and so with this it's like we're dealing with how people got assaulted in the workplace. point being while the suspense isn't a goal with this book, it's definitely some horror.
there are discussions about pandemics, cults, how presentation works, etc.
Firstly, I still need to google up so many things said, but because I was using the audiobook, this means I'll have to get a text version so I can annotate it & such. I feel like I've seen some of these already on social media, but then again that's kind of the point of me too is to say how sexual assault is common, see commonalities, etc, hence it makes sense with we too.
This book is a series of stories about rape & workers getting attacked. It connects a lot of different lenses of activism which was important for me since I tend to fixate merely on like big labels like communism, anarchism, socialism, etc.
There's different flavors of writing styles, IDK how to feel about visualization with this sort of thing.
Anyways, I gave this a books-for-queers label because it does help debug the content from gender essentialism.
I have this book a horror-suspense label because even though I was raised up on girlpower murder ballads (which had gender essentialism problems, lol), technically murder ballads developed from obituaries, and so with this it's like we're dealing with how people got assaulted in the workplace. point being while the suspense isn't a goal with this book, it's definitely some horror.
there are discussions about pandemics, cults, how presentation works, etc.
chocokatet's review against another edition
4.0
A very important read about sex work. It was a bit hard to read at times so it took me a while to read, but it gave me a lot of perspective.
kim_possible_96's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
sg94's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
I found this very interesting, I especially enjoyed the "Family" and "Healing" sections. My favourite essays were "Florida Water" and "The Belly of the Beast". There are a lot of conversations this book prompts, I'm sorry that I cannot have them now, but I did buddy read this with a friend and I think that's the perfect way for it to be read.
shelby1994's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
4.0
“I have been harmed in sex work and I have been helped in sex work and I should not have to explain either of those experiences in order to talk about my work as work. “
It’s important to go into this anthology with the understanding that this was not written for a casual reader. It is not catering to the newly curious or the “debate me bro”-types. This a book for the community. The “we.” Most of us are not a part of that, nor should we pretend to be. Instead, our role is to witness and absorb the stories and experiences of these workers and just generally try to reduce the size of our own egos.
Sex work is not one thing. It is a thousand different things, and those forms of labor mean different things to different workers. This collection covered everything from more mainstream porn work, to leather-culture, to socially-distant sex work in the time of COVID.
Some of the essays made me happy and some made me sad. Some made me breathlessly uncomfortable, while others made me grab my laptop to do more in-depth research of my own. I would recommend that everyone eventually read this. Eventually being key – this is not a primer on sex work, and it is not interested in holding your hand and walking you through terminology, customary practices, or toning down the more intense shades of how some workers choose to earn their income.
Pairs well with:
- ‘The Roommate’
- John Oliver’s recent LWT ‘Sex Work’ segment
- Anarchism
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, and Child abuse
whentheresteeth's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I have highlighted so many passages from this book. I found most of the essays in it brilliant and it was such a combination of different perspectives that it never felt tiring. Sex workers are absolutely a major part of #MeToo and this book was a great resource for being able to articulate why. I would recommend it to any feminist, and especially those looking for an easy-to-read book on sex work, and how it relates to #MeToo as well as other issues such as decriminalization and trafficking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Trafficking, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Murder, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, and Police brutality