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No Touching

Ketty Rouf

3.66 AVERAGE

l3m0nad3's review against another edition

5.0

One of the best looks inside the very private world of sex workers. A woman balances her teaching career and adult dancing. Highly recommend.

tinamayreads's review against another edition

4.0

NO TOUCHING by Ketty Rouf translated from the French by Tina Kover is my last read and it’s a great debut novel! It follows Joséphine, a high school philosophy teacher, as she begins a secret nighttime job as a stripper. Throughout the book Joséphine discovers her love of her body, makes some intense female friendships and enjoys the thrill of her power over men. It’s interesting how this book explores the duality of a woman as an intellectual and seductress. Joséphine finds joy in her teaching when a student seeks out her advice and yet also finds joy in showing off her naked body. I really enjoyed the central theme of how a person isn’t only one thing especially from the perspective of someone else.
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Thank you to PGC Books for my gifted review copy!

gospodjicamesec's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

alexluceli's review against another edition

5.0

helluva book. big ottessa moshfegh vibes in this one. and it really hit home, as a teacher.

martafmaia's review against another edition

3.0

Towards the end of the book my interest just dipped and I began to sort of rush the read. To make matters worse, of the main reasons I was enjoying the book was due to the main character's occupation and then once she left it I was no longer interested. I also felt the writing was rushed at times. It was an interesting plot though.