ellalucys's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Sexual content
amyalicejakob's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
eabhawall's review against another edition
2.0
Aw man. I wanted to like this, because I like Sarah Pascoe. Whilst I feel there is some interesting stuff in here, I just didn't enjoy this listen and wouldn't recommend. Overall, this was well researched, but it was seriously disjointed. I have to give props to Pascoe for her candor in her bias around things like sex work, something I also feel conflicted about. Mostly though, this felt like someone who listened to a good podcast on the topic of sex/power/money and is now an expert. A lot of the biological stuff in the first third, I knew about from my background in science. And I think I'd rather have heard it from a scientist. And then, a lot of the stuff about sex work - I felt I'd have preferred to hear it from the perspective of a sex worker?
Feels like a harsh review because I know this wasn't bad. But I wouldn't recommend!
Feels like a harsh review because I know this wasn't bad. But I wouldn't recommend!
didactylos's review against another edition
4.0
Not quite what I was expecting, but often taking a different turn on a road provides interest and challenge.
strawberrysh0rtcake's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
3.75
Read a while ago, can’t remember much of the contents but I do remember enjoying it at the time!
jeremiglio's review against another edition
2.0
I like Sara Pascoe a lot and her work is always well-researched and amusing, but this feels slightly strange and disjointed and ultimately it's not as good as Animal. It touched on some interesting points but overall I didn’t gain much from it.
Despite referring to plenty of academic sources throughout it’s also not referenced in-text, which is one of my pet annoyances in popular science/sociology books so I’m possibly letting that colour my view. It may have been this that made me see it more as a memoir of her research than a credible overview of the topic, but it also may have been the part where she used a Facebook post and its replies as a source. I do also have some issues with biological determinism as an idea, so it’s pretty clear that this is not for me.
It’s worth a read if you want a light and readable introduction to the ideas, but it doesn’t really add much to the discussion.
Despite referring to plenty of academic sources throughout it’s also not referenced in-text, which is one of my pet annoyances in popular science/sociology books so I’m possibly letting that colour my view. It may have been this that made me see it more as a memoir of her research than a credible overview of the topic, but it also may have been the part where she used a Facebook post and its replies as a source. I do also have some issues with biological determinism as an idea, so it’s pretty clear that this is not for me.
It’s worth a read if you want a light and readable introduction to the ideas, but it doesn’t really add much to the discussion.
extraaardvark's review
challenging
informative
reflective
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Trafficking
bethj1x's review against another edition
4.0
Really important reading looking at the relationship dynamics between money, sex and power. Sara has an amusing writing style without alienating the reader by bombarding them with facts as would be in an academic text. If you enjoyed/found her first book [b:Animal: The Autobiography of the Female Body|43794038|Animal The Autobiography of the Female Body|Sara Pascoe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1548898160l/43794038._SX50_.jpg|68138168] enjoyable/interesting then I would wholly recommend (I would suggest reading Animal first however, as there are reference to the findings in that book throughout Sex Power Money). Written from her point of view and opinion, with a lot of grounding in academic studies and confronting her own biases, it is a great way to start looking into the topics of porn and sex work from a fresh feminist perspective. Sara gives you lots to think about and consider going forward.