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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
Cody's story is actually very interesting, but her writing style is so pretentious and over-the-top. Her use of vocabulary was ludicrous to the point that it completely disrupted my flow of reading because I had to stop and look up words in the dictionary every few minutes. It almost seemed like she was trying really hard to come off as an intelligent and adventurous girl who became a stripper because she was too good for a regular life. Not to say she isn't intelligent (because as an Oscar-winning screenwriter, she obviously is), but why overcompensate?
I'm fighting the urge to literally throw this trashy book in the trash can. (It's gonna go in the recycle bin for sure.)
I read this book because I saw the movie "Juno" and absolutely loved it. While this book is nowhere nearly as heartwarming and lesson-teaching as the movie "Juno" was, Cody's wry humor and spot-on skewering voice remained intact in "Candy Girl". Her story of one year being a stripper/peep show girl in various shit holes in Minneapolis had me falling down laughing and also mildly disgusted by the descriptions of her customers' behavior and the different bars' sketchy management practices. As a disclaimer, do not read this book if the descriptions of pole/lap dancing, vivid nudity/pervy costumes, and other people's fetishes would gross you out. This is NOT a family-friendly book club read, but it is funny, bold, and unique. As a former women's studies chica, I highly recommend it if you want to explore the strange world of female sexuality as entrepreneurship. I look forward to reading more from Diablo Cody, and those who enjoy this book should look for her pop culture commentaries appearing every few weeks in Entertainment Weekly.
Cody’s memoir is a tongue-in-check examination of the perceived glamor of strippers and the world they inhabit. I believe Cody’s story helps humanize women who choose this work, while her razor-sharp wit and self-awareness slice and dice throughout. Overall, a fun, well-written, and very amusing life story.
Pretty funny, although for the first part of the book I was really annoyed because I felt like she was trying super hard to get me to read the book by cramming hilarity in every sentence. Which is cool, I'm a person who tries to hard too but I felt like if I was noticing then it was really over the top. She's great at comedy... I just felt like she kind of short changed the other strippers and had a sad image of herself throughout the book.
I guess I just kind of felt like by reading and enjoying the book I was adding to the "problem".
Also, what is it with Cody and hamburger phones??
I guess I just kind of felt like by reading and enjoying the book I was adding to the "problem".
Also, what is it with Cody and hamburger phones??
An interesting, voyeuristic read for those of us who hail to or from Minnesota, since Ms. Cody's stripper career took place in Minneapolis. However, it was really mostly navel-gazing-- I didn't get the sense that Ms. Cody was truly examining why she was attracted to stripping. If you want to know what stripping work is like, it's definitely worth a read as a social anthropology. But much as Juno, Ms. Cody's award-winning screenplay, took a flippant attitude towards pregnancy and adoption, Candy Girl glossed through issues of personal privacy, financial exploitation, and the undeniable ick factor of strangers' come all over with a certain amount of breezy nonchalance that I didn't quite buy. It's unquestionably a feminist read-- the lack of apology or shame is refreshing. But depth? Wasn't really there.
Honest to blog, it's not exactly revealing, entertaining or even titillating but it's interesting enough without really showcasing the writing style that has led Diablo Cody to become well known in Hollywood.
There are moments of pure and unadulterated absurdity, times when you can't help but LOL and even more rare times when this memoir actually feels personal rather than a bunch of anecdotes 'reported.'
I can see why people simply couldn't be bothered to finish it despite it's tiny word count because all that really drove me on was the hope that it would get better. And for a while (Sex World) I felt like it did. I think I'll stick to her adolescent fictions.
There are moments of pure and unadulterated absurdity, times when you can't help but LOL and even more rare times when this memoir actually feels personal rather than a bunch of anecdotes 'reported.'
I can see why people simply couldn't be bothered to finish it despite it's tiny word count because all that really drove me on was the hope that it would get better. And for a while (Sex World) I felt like it did. I think I'll stick to her adolescent fictions.
Very interesting! Definetly learned some things about a lifestyle different than mine.
Juno is a better movie than "Candy Girl" is a book, but it wasn't bad. I also finished thinking that I wanted to go out and accomplish something which is cool.
Quick easy read that made me laugh. I wanna hang out with her.