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aimesanssavant 's review for:
Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper
by Diablo Cody
Some of the other people that have left less than flattering reviews of this book, I think must read much more "serious" memoirs than this was intended to be, and undoubtedly do not share Cody's sense of humor, or remember what the late 90's were really like. I would also urge them to honestly examine their opinions about strippers and other sex workers for insincere feminist lip-service as opposed to actual acceptance and support of one's own life choices.
That being said, is this one of the best memoirs I have ever read? Not really. But, is it an honest account of one person's experiences in one part of the country's sex industry? Yes. And knowing multiple people whom have sex workers of various types including working in strip clubs as dancers, bartenders, DJs, security, I found many parts of this book both enlightening and refreshing in the frankness about it all. Is Diablo Cody some kind of ground-breaker reporter, or even a good or interesting person in or for writing this book? Um... not so much. The story she tells is fully her story, perceptions, and literally 'all about her.' Were there parts that were a times cringe-worthy? Oh Yeah, of course. However, there are many realities of sex work that can be very cringe-worthy, not to mention problematic to learn about for a variety of reasons both personal and societal. But then again, at the end of it all, not glossing over some of these was one of the reason I found this book worth finishing.
This book, its subject matter, and the way it's told (very much in the author's own voice) may not be your thing, and that's cool, but again if you really disliked it, I urge you to take a good hard look at why, and what about it really rubbed you the wrong way (ha). If for no other reason that you may learn something about yourself, and isn't that one of the reasons we read stuff like this?
That being said, is this one of the best memoirs I have ever read? Not really. But, is it an honest account of one person's experiences in one part of the country's sex industry? Yes. And knowing multiple people whom have sex workers of various types including working in strip clubs as dancers, bartenders, DJs, security, I found many parts of this book both enlightening and refreshing in the frankness about it all. Is Diablo Cody some kind of ground-breaker reporter, or even a good or interesting person in or for writing this book? Um... not so much. The story she tells is fully her story, perceptions, and literally 'all about her.' Were there parts that were a times cringe-worthy? Oh Yeah, of course. However, there are many realities of sex work that can be very cringe-worthy, not to mention problematic to learn about for a variety of reasons both personal and societal. But then again, at the end of it all, not glossing over some of these was one of the reason I found this book worth finishing.
This book, its subject matter, and the way it's told (very much in the author's own voice) may not be your thing, and that's cool, but again if you really disliked it, I urge you to take a good hard look at why, and what about it really rubbed you the wrong way (ha). If for no other reason that you may learn something about yourself, and isn't that one of the reasons we read stuff like this?