pickScores from the book swap last Sunday! The tagged book is an arc of a prostitute I follow on Instagram who is an interesting thinker. I first saw her speak at the Sydney Writer‘s Festival. I own the actual book so consider this rather special. Liane Moriarty‘s sister‘s arc is in this stack too. I often find arcs at this book swap. I wonder if they are donated from the same person?
pickA story with an Australian sex worker at the fore - the author herself being a sex worker- navigating her thoughts on social issues, including the nsw bushfires, the pandemic, and how her works influences her.
pickJust finished my #australianreadinghour I‘m finally getting into this book. I saw Tilly speak at the Sydney Writer‘s Festival many moons ago & had to check myself when she didn‘t fit in with what I imagined a sex worker to be. I have since seen her at the Writer‘s Festival as a participant like me. She says the book is not autobiographical but it sure sounds like her Instagram posts. Maybe that is for clients too. You can tell it‘s her first book.
panThis one steers hard into the skid of stream-of-consciousness; reading it is like listening to a friend who has been waiting for you and disgorges as soon as you‘ve arrived. It might be confronting for some people who aren‘t familiar with sex work (and that‘s possibly the “point”), but that didn‘t bother me. I just found it a bit too performative and self-involved to really resonate. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/new-releases/
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