A review by hannxlouisee
Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth

4.0

I adored motherthing so I’m not surprised at all that I enjoyed this too! Admittedly, this book took me a while to get through, but this was mostly because I resonated with so much of it (even as someone who isn’t a mother) & my head was constantly filled with a million thoughts - this may have to eventually be the first book i ever annotate! I love Ainslie’s ability to show a woman who is slowly starting to lose it and make you truly feel their feminine rage. I love that it viewed sex work in a (generally) positive lens, to the extent in which it shows how it can benefit parts of society. I did not know what to expect from the ending but I think it felt kind of perfect, I was terrified it would stigmatise sex work but this wasn’t the case.