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Mae's Library
Mae's Library rated it 5 years ago
It's a very interesting look at the politics at play surrounding sex work. The book is quite short, 130+ pages divided into 10 chapters, and generally an easy read. Sometimes, however, sentences were quite convoluted and opaque. But regardless, I believe this to be a vital work if you're to have an ...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 7 years ago
I'm glad I read this book. I'm not sure what my view about prostitution is. I do wish that Grant had more than ancedotal evidence ( and to be fair, she acknowledges her somewhat limited viewpoint). But Grant does have some very good points about how we should see sex workers and how shaming and poli...
Oliviate
Oliviate rated it 11 years ago
This is not everyone's idea of light reading, perhaps, but this short little book is electrifying and written with the kind of confidence that comes from strong conviction. So many opinions about sex work and sex workers are formed in the absence of the experience of actual sex workers: this book pr...
Libromancer's Apprentice
Libromancer's Apprentice rated it 11 years ago
Grant has written a treatise on sex work, workers, and the legal, social, and political issues surrounding the industry. Playing the Whore is about the people and the lives they live, not just the sex they sell, and the sociopolitical pressures they face as organizations who try to outlaw and "rede...
La Crimson Femme
La Crimson Femme rated it 11 years ago
This is filled with opinions and editorials rather than fictional erotic stories. Although some of these are questionable in their facts. My review is going to be a bit different than usual. These are my own opinions based on these sexually charged articles. I'm dividing them up into how I felt ...
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