Moving Difference: Brazilians in London by Angelo Martins Junior

Quite scholarly. Many readers would not come across this book unless they needed it for school. Martins Junior includes subjectivity in the text. I would not tell someone to read this unless they had a heightened interest in Brazilians. This book does not use an abundance of layman's terms. I wonder if this book was a thesis. It feels that way.

I read this book on my initiative. Cheers, Angelo!!!

rating: 4 out of 5 stars

 

Girl in High Heels: Intimate Confessions of a London Stripper by Ellouise Moore

 

A cautionary tale slash memoir. Ellouise Moore lived a sedate life outside of her lucrative career of stripping. She delves lightly into analysis, admitting that her sexuality suffered from the necessity of playing a character at work.

It's light reading, nothing overwhelming but a bit saucy which proves enjoyable.

rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Love, Sorrow, and Rage: Destitute Women in a Manhattan Residence by Alisse Waterston

 

I became aware of this ethnography through browsing my library catalog. Sociology fascinates me. I am relieved that it wasn't overly scholarly. The language hovered on the boundaries of the laconic and sophisticated.

I read this book on my initiative but largely academics would pursue this book.

rating: 5 out of 5 stars

What Really Happens in Bed by Steven Carter and Julia Sokol

 

I laughed at many anecdotes. Others gave me feelings of sadness. I want frequent sex within a loving, monogamous marriage. It would intrigue me to know how much people could connect to this book in the 21st century. I feel much of it would still relate to people except for the L.A. Law and Dynasty references.

rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Pretty Modern: Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil by Alexander Edmonds

 

It's difficult for me not to enjoy a book on Brazil. I agree with a previous reviewer on the author's mislabeling of a luminary: on page 213, he states Naomi Campbell is African-American. Naomi Campbell is a confirmed black British woman. Other than that, I noticed no other errors. I prefer when ethnographies stick exclusively to oral history. Some of the analysis could go over some people's heads.

I read this on my initiative and it was a pleasurable use of time.

rating 5 out of 5 stars