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erica7lynn's review
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Really interesting memoir. Great writing and storytelling. Also very informative use of her gender studies knowledge.
amandabrookem's review
5.0
such a gritty, graphic, and entrancing read. i’ve never read anything like this. chris’ life is unpredictable and like nothing i’ve ever heard of before. she has wise input about the juxtaposition of womanhood and sex work, academia and sex work, and lesbianism and sex work. it’s very bleak to realize that despite how privileged chris is in the sense that she is qualified and has a college degree (or two), she is still turned away from opportunities, still not making enough money to live via teaching, and still racked with student debt. even though sex work is deemed as a last resort and for the uneducated, i think chris learned just as much from it as she did in her ph.d program. my only nitpick is i wanted more about her personal life outside of the dungeon, however that was not the goal of the book, so i definitely would love more work from chris in the future if she ever writes anything else!
staciesbooks's review against another edition
Nothing wrong with the book, blaming the reading slump
chelseanicoletta's review
3.0
I am…disappointed by this book. The beginning (her childhood) was somewhat interesting, but the use of a simile in almost every paragraph took away from the story and made me feel like I was reading something from a creative writing class. I almost gave up many times during that section but decided to keep going. I’m glad I did - the second half (her time as a dominatrix) was much better. The writing flowed better and kept me interested. And there were faaaaar less similes so that was a plus.
Tbh, if the life of a dominatrix intrigues you, I would skip this book for one of the many others out there.
Tbh, if the life of a dominatrix intrigues you, I would skip this book for one of the many others out there.