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Won this in a First Reads giveaway. What a fascinating read. Sometimes I think that the people doing sex work get lost behind negative headlines or Law & Order reruns. These stories put very human faces on sex work. Absolutely incredible.
I received this book in exchange for a honest review.Here it is.I found the kind of boring.
I absolutely loved this book. Every narrative felt completely different to me, which made turning each page exciting. It's a truly fine collection of stories that will make people with sex work experience probably at least once (probably more) feeling in good company, but is still accessible to people who aren't directly familiar. So much of the writing is genuinely beautiful, and genuinely moving.
Besides the last story about the Toilet mistress that got too graphic although it was funny, this was another great issue of Prose & Lore. The toilet story was too much and I skipped over the last few pages of it. I asked myself if it was even real, but if I've learned anything from reading about sex work, it's that men will do anything. LOL
In the world of sex work memoirs, both in print and on blogs, Prose & Lore stands out as an illustration of the complexities and contradictions of the sex industries. Dynamic and visceral, each piece feels almost like experiencing an author's memory through a pensieve.For me, almost every piece in Prose & Lore felt personally relatable, sometimes hilariously and painfully so. I cheered aloud for Lily Fury in "St. Marks Hotel Lost and Found." I winced in recognition at Dee Dee Behind's self consc...
Hard read sometimes. Funny at other moments. Wonderful to get a completely new perspective! Also possible job options lol.
