The Stripper Diaries
by N. Kathryn Howard
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Author: N. Kathryn HowardEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09
ISBN: 0975564544
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Tenth Street Press
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Book Review: Chick Lit with a Twist
Summary: 3 Stars
For anyone who has ever wondered what on earth they were doing with their lives, stuck in dull jobs doing work that was uninspiring, there is Alex Parker. Educated and professional, working as a paralegal and feeling like there ought to be more to her life, she gives it all up to pursue her dream of being an actress. Swearing off dating at the same time, after finding her supposed boyfriend in a most compromising position with another woman, Alex heads to Hollywood, determined to fulfill her career aspirations.
Practical and industrious, Alex knows she is going to have to work hard, take rejection and keep on plugging away until she gets that break she'll need. She alsoo knows that she'll need money and free time, and some sort of job that will give her both. With this in mind, she lands herself a job in a strip club, thinking she was merely applying for just another bartending job. One thing leads to another, and soon Alex is dancing herself. We follow her to Las Vegas with Liza, where we meet "V" and get a glimpse into the big money world of stripping and dancing in Vegas.
Through the course of The Stripper Diaries we get to know a few of the regular customers and Alex tries to figure out what it is that men are looking for when they frequent strip clubs. More than once she gives them a sympathetic ear - and of course, a lap dance as well - and tries to give each man whatever it is he seems to need.
In the end, all works out happily, or at least hopefully, for Alex. She gets her break in the television industry, working on (but not in) a sitcom that centers around a strip club. The Stripper Diaries manages to show some of the dancers in a positive light: hardworking girls doing what they need to do in a matter-of-fact way to earn money for their real dreams. They are students, mothers, and actresses. They are self-assured and self-confident. While not all are described in such honorable terms, one gets the feeling that Howard is sympathetic to the plight of the industrious and misunderstood dancer. This book isn't full of gratuitous descriptions of dancing around a pole or grinding on someone's groin; it is about the reasons people are drawn to the clubs in the first place, men and women alike. This is chick lit with a twist!
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