Puss Reboots: Blog: May 2007: Bare

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Bare by Elisabeth Eaves
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Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
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Trapped in Death Cave by Bill Wallace
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Bare: 05/13/07

I picked up Bare at one of last year's BookCrossing meetings because I had enjoyed a similar behind the scenes book (The Fantasy Factory). Bare had its moments, like the first chapter where the author describes her exhibitionist childhood and a later chapter where she describes the virtues of sensible shoes for stripping and pole dancing.

Most of the book though was rather dry. Eaves introduces us to some of her coworkers by their home and stage identities and tries to explain why these women also chose to be exotic dancers but she never really comes to a convincing thesis or argument. Instead the book is a laundry list of details and dry first hand accounts. It reads more like a "what I did for summer vacation" paper than a memoir or a study of the industry.

A few people asked if there were "illustrations" and no, there aren't.