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challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Preciado raises a lot of interesting ideas and connections between their pharmacopornography and contemporary society. However, this is a really dense/heavy text, exacerbated by their run-on style of writing. I do think part of this might be a translation issue though - overall it was good to engage with and challenged me, but definitely not the most accessible theory text (although to be fair, it isn't trying to be).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Medical trauma
Preciado supplements their theory with real-world examples of trans, gay, sexual, and pharmaceutical history - sometimes the topics get rather heavy, but most of these themes are only present in intermissions.