- Paperback
- Publisher: Hyperion - Miramax
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786886757
- ISBN-13: 978-0786886753
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.2 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
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#341,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #27 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Travel
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4.0 out of 5 stars
recovering stripper death therapy!,
By Gennifer M. Hirano, asianprincess. (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America (Hardcover)
Strip City is a highly recommended book for anyone whose been on the analytical side of strip club stripping or would like to be. It's great for those of us who have danced around wearing a slingshot and even for those who haven't. I commend her on making such a comprehensive presentation on a complex issue, she covers everything from feminism to illegal stage fees to the history of burlesque! I have been everywhere Lily has been and it was great to read about it! I was reading it on the plane coming home from Miami where I had an "unsuccessful" attempt to take up this romantic notion of farewell stripclub touring. It was great therapy for me. Words to let me know that you are not alone, and that this job is anything but easy. This book is clearly written from a heterosexual white woman's perspective but it is broad based enough so everyone who has stripped reads it and laughs and cries. The first scene begins in a tanning booth and I almost threw it in the garbage at that point, but gave it a benefit of the doubt and was grateful that I did!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stripping From The Inside,
By Charles Cifuni (North Carolina, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America (Hardcover)
Lily has written an insightful book; she's "been there and done that". A must-read for anyone interested in the answers to "How can they do that?" and "Why do they do that?". If you've been a lady on-stage (or thought about it) or a gentleman in the audience, run and buy this book. It's not a glorification, but she tells it like it is.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating, Honest, and Eye Opening,
By A Customer
This review is from: Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America (Paperback)
Burana loves to write and dance. She is fascinating woman who might have benefitted from a bit of therapy. Instead, she wrote this book. She tells a tale of dancers, but more a tale of her search for herself. She falls in love with a missing tooth cowboy and decides to strip across america. She is disarmingly honest and sensitive. She knows she works in an industry that is not perfect, honest, or warm. She tells it as she sees it. Her book is part memoir, part oral history,part expose, and a journey home. My only complaint is that she spent too much using her thesaurus in an attempt to prove she is smart. We know she is. Her writing is terrific, fresh, and her honesty is illuminating.
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