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Neon Girls: A Stripper's Education in Protest and Power by Jennifer Worley

5.0

How is everyone not talking about this amazing memoir!? I was fascinated by Neon Girls and finished this in a day! I loved reading about the author’s changing feelings along her experience in the sex industry, and how there really wasn’t a conclusion regarding if stripping is empowering or exploitative. Jennifer Worley does a wonderful job showing examples of situations where it really was both (empowering and exploitative), and how many people felt one way or the other due to the purpose/nature of their work versus how powerful they felt in the moment. I loved the way these beautiful women bonded together to fight back for change and sex workers’ rights. The author explains and exposes stage rules, hiring practices, discrimination, and more. Neon Girls is fascinating, riveting, feminist, and inspiring, offering an inside look into an industry that is rarely seen.

Thank you so much to Harper Perennial for my gifted copy of this amazing book! Release date 6/9/2020