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Slogging through this one for the sake of book club tonight. You would think a book about a dominatrix would be super interesting. This is not.

A bit outrageous memoir of Melissa‘s time as a dominatrix and heroin addict. She got into it for the money, not the lifestyle, and it supported her time in NYC and her drug habit. She did get clean but still fell more into being a domme. She traded the drug addiction for one of being adored and desired. At the end, she was able to make progress in therapy and leave the job behind. But she definitely spills the tea on the crazier aspects! ⬇️

My journey through Melissa‘s backlist will start here! Nice to get some Sunday #bookmail 👍🏻🥳

Next ebook! I was at the Tin House summer workshop with her but I hadn‘t read her work before.

I had to read this for a class, and it was a wonderful story about self discovery and finding the strength to make choices for yourself. People have their own myths that make up who they are as a person, and this story is a great example of that.

A stunning memoir. A searing, brutal, beautiful look into desire and honesty. Febos' writing just ruins me.

I loved this book. It was problematic and funny and contradictory and scary and real.

This book is problematic af, but I can't put it down. I'm horrified at how casually she talks about her clients, and how judgmental she is, while at the same time, utterly fascinated. #memoir #kindle #ebook #subculture

After DNFing a bunch of highbrow books in a row, I decided it's time to switch lanes. A memoir of a professional dominatrix is just the ticket. Good story telling but the author jumps around too much for me, and often gets on tangents.

Let's see if this will distract me from my raging anxiety!

finally earned this read, and holy hell, it was worth the wait.