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A sharp, funny, and candid plunge into the world of stripping, told with the wry eye of an outsider looking for a rush. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Candy Girl.
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Confessions of a video vixen
Karrine Steffans
A raw, unapologetic plunge into the glitz and grit of the hip-hop industry's golden era.
- 02
Whipping Girl
Julia Serano
A paradigm-shifting blend of memoir and cultural critique that fiercely defends femininity and dismantles deeply ingrained gender assumptions.
- 03
The girl with the lower back tattoo
Amy Schumer
A raucous, surprisingly vulnerable late-night conversation with your funniest, messiest friend.
- 04
Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson
A wildly tangential, laugh-out-loud manifesto on fighting crippling depression with weaponized absurdity.
- 05
How to be a woman
Caitlin Moran
A riotous, unapologetic manifesto disguised as a memoir that makes you laugh out loud while dismantling the patriarchy.
- 06
Drinking
Caroline Knapp · 1996
An extraordinarily candid memoir that strips away the liquid armor of addiction to reveal the vulnerable realities of coping with life.
- 07
A Piece of Cake
Cupcake Brown
A breathtakingly raw and unexpectedly funny descent into hell that ultimately transforms into a triumphant story of survival.
- 08
Factory Girls
Leslie T. Chang
An immersive, deeply humanizing look at the young women driving the engine of global capitalism, blending sweeping sociology with intimate coming-of-age stories.
- 09
Autobiography of a Geisha
Sayo Masuda
A stark, unvarnished memoir that strips away the glamour of a romanticized profession to reveal the grueling reality beneath.
- 10
A Girl Named Zippy
Haven Kimmel
A hilarious, sun-dappled stroll through a quirky Midwestern childhood where the adults are just as delightfully feral as the kids.
- 11
Gender outlaw
Kate Bornstein · 1994
A playful, mind-altering manifesto that invites you to completely dismantle everything you thought you knew about gender.
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The chronology of water
Lidia Yuknavitch
A raw, untraditional plunge into grief, fluid sexuality, and the fierce current of survival.
