237 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781541798045
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Public Affairs
Publication date: 14 September 2021
Description
An exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain on purpose—from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners, to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performers.Masochism is sexy, human, reviled, worshipped,...
Community Reviews Summary of 115 reviews
Moods
challenging 56%
adventurous 39%
reflective 39%
emotional 34%
dark 31%
funny 26%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 7%
tense 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 2%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Injury/injury detail, Self harmModerate
Sexual content, Body horror, GoreMinor
Addiction, Body shaming, Emotional abuse
237 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781541798045
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Public Affairs
Publication date: 14 September 2021
Description
An exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain on purpose—from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners, to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performers.Masochism is sexy, human, reviled, worshipped,...
Community Reviews Summary of 115 reviews
Moods
challenging 56%
adventurous 39%
reflective 39%
emotional 34%
dark 31%
funny 26%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 7%
tense 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 2%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Injury/injury detail, Self harmModerate
Sexual content, Body horror, GoreMinor
Addiction, Body shaming, Emotional abuse