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This book is a fascinating journey into the world of the stripper. Ms. Eaves is a great writer and the sections where she talks about her life are well-written and compelling -- putting to rest any notions that there are no brains behind the naked beauties. When she dives into the lives of the other dancers, things get a little bit off track, but only for a short while.

This book has a lot to teach about the mindset of the stripper; about the sexual politics of stripping; and about how some woman view sex in general; and about how one woman views her body and her boundaries.

Elisabeth Eaves writes from experience about working in a peep show booth and other jobs related to being a stripper. She was not a victim or forced into this--it was a conscious decision and one she used to her advantage.This book offers insight into the women that she meets and the world of strippers.

I enjoyed reading this book and have continued to think of it days after I finished. It was well-written and well-organized. I felt the author led me through her thought process, incident by incident, and helped me come to the same conclusions to which she had come. I really got into the story and felt connected with the author. I would recommend this book for feminists born in the 1960s or later who aren't offended by explicit descriptions of pornography. The book isn't particularly "sexy," but does have some explicit descriptions of sex acts in order to get the point across, which works.