huckleberryrk's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
A brilliant brief overview and guidebook, but there were some portions where I wished to hear more of the author’s insights than callbacks to other books. Overall though, I highly recommend. As an artist with an interest in sex work and a sordid mental health history, this was a wonderful and comforting read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse
Overall lots of heavy material, not incredibly graphic but talked about thoroughly and in depth with compassion.thesexyg's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book about wielding your sexual power and earning money with it unapologetically, and it offers all the heartfelt, streetwise wisdom you want from a mentor in any profession.
Lola does not candy-coat the experience of the sex industry, but she does not judge, demonize, or victimize sex workers either. To say her tone is nonjudgmental is an understatement. She doesn’t just avoid slut shaming; she challenges it head-on and offers sex workers thoughtful, well-reasoned encouragement and support.
And also, Lola has done her homework. Earning her M.A. in Human Sexuality Studies and M.S. in Nonprofit Fundraising obviously taught her an appreciation for solid research. She brings her own vast experience in the industry, but she also presents serious, well-documented structures and solutions from disciplines ranging from philosophy and psychology to business and marketing. That said, she writes in an approachable, girlfriend-y voice that makes you feel like she wrote this book just for you.
*Please note: Often, my book reviews read a little more like love letters. I know that and post my thoughts among the other book reviews on Amazon and GoodReads anyway. Lola is a friend and client. I had the pleasure of reading some of this book in draft form and involvement in the project in its final stages.*
Lola does not candy-coat the experience of the sex industry, but she does not judge, demonize, or victimize sex workers either. To say her tone is nonjudgmental is an understatement. She doesn’t just avoid slut shaming; she challenges it head-on and offers sex workers thoughtful, well-reasoned encouragement and support.
And also, Lola has done her homework. Earning her M.A. in Human Sexuality Studies and M.S. in Nonprofit Fundraising obviously taught her an appreciation for solid research. She brings her own vast experience in the industry, but she also presents serious, well-documented structures and solutions from disciplines ranging from philosophy and psychology to business and marketing. That said, she writes in an approachable, girlfriend-y voice that makes you feel like she wrote this book just for you.
*Please note: Often, my book reviews read a little more like love letters. I know that and post my thoughts among the other book reviews on Amazon and GoodReads anyway. Lola is a friend and client. I had the pleasure of reading some of this book in draft form and involvement in the project in its final stages.*
florina's review against another edition
There’s this anti human-trafficking group I’m considering to join because they need Romanian speakers. I was shocked and devastated to find out how many of my conationals are being trafficked in the brothels in Czech Republic. Call me ignorant, but I wasn’t aware of the problem being at such a scale.
I joined one of their meetings and I needed days to recover emotionally afterwards. It’s such a sensitive and complicated topic. And me - I had a protected blissful childhood and was raised in a conservative family. So I decided to take it slowly.
The coordinator of the group proposed different materials for us to read to get familiar with the issue. So I was like “Ok, a bit of reading can’t hurt”.
Last time was a book about the Christian view on human trafficking, this time was this book - of the perspective of the people on “the other side” - the sex workers.
Although the author mentioned she does not address the trafficked sex workers, I still felt weird to read it, in the bus and in public. It felt weird to get a glimpse into all of these things. It made me reconsider a lot of things.
To be honest, I was ashamed to mark it as read here on Goodreads. But here I am.
I joined one of their meetings and I needed days to recover emotionally afterwards. It’s such a sensitive and complicated topic. And me - I had a protected blissful childhood and was raised in a conservative family. So I decided to take it slowly.
The coordinator of the group proposed different materials for us to read to get familiar with the issue. So I was like “Ok, a bit of reading can’t hurt”.
Last time was a book about the Christian view on human trafficking, this time was this book - of the perspective of the people on “the other side” - the sex workers.
Although the author mentioned she does not address the trafficked sex workers, I still felt weird to read it, in the bus and in public. It felt weird to get a glimpse into all of these things. It made me reconsider a lot of things.
To be honest, I was ashamed to mark it as read here on Goodreads. But here I am.
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