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No Man's Land (2008)

by Ruth Fowler(Favorite Author)

2.69 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0670019399 (ISBN13: 9780670019397)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Viking Adult

review 1: This book was a complete chore to get through. The narrator is so vapid and self-involved that I found myself disliking her from the beginning. For a book that sells itself as a truthful memoir of someone who works in the sex industry, this book lacked a major component - a narrator you can trust. She self-edits so much out of the book to protect her ego and make her appear more like a victim than someone who chose the path she walks - reminding the reader at every step that she is extremely intelligent, beautiful, and has lived a difficult life before coming to New York. While she briefly touches on lives of those who work the clubs out of desperation, the story as she constantly reminds the reader is all about "me, me, me." Her narrative jumps from the present to the pas... moret, but rather than making her story seem more complete, the transitions are cumbersome and the glimpses into life before her move to NY don't add to her story; they just remind the reader that there was no dramatic difference between her past and present self (other than the addition of a glittery G-string).
review 2: This book is really not much more than a first-hand look at one person's self absorbed descent into so-called depravity of stripping/promiscuity/sexual excess as told through the looking glass of a really decent education (something you are reminded of FREQUENTLY). But if you don't mind taking your mind for a field trip through the gutter, it's a good read. Not for the squeamish. Not for the faint of heart. Not making Oprah's bookclub any time soon, but entertaining enough for a commute or a stint on the beach. less

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