Nothing But My Body
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- Create Date：2021-08-04 04:51:45
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Tilly Lawless
- ISBN：1761065149
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Reviews
Becca Fitzpatrick （bookscandlescats）
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This was such an interesting， insightful novel。 Full of raw emotion and vulnerability， it's hard to believe this is a debut novel。 Tilly Lawless has done an incredible job with this novel， and I honestly find it hard to put into words how great this book was。 I definitely recommend this book if you're looking for something thought provoking。Thank you so much to Allen and Unwin for sending me a copy of this one to review。 This was such an interesting， insightful novel。 Full of raw emotion and vulnerability， it's hard to believe this is a debut novel。 Tilly Lawless has done an incredible job with this novel， and I honestly find it hard to put into words how great this book was。 I definitely recommend this book if you're looking for something thought provoking。Thank you so much to Allen and Unwin for sending me a copy of this one to review。 。。。more
Craig / Phil
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Thank you Allen & Unwin and Tilly for sending us a copy to read and review。Stereotypes are so easy to apply and stigmas hard to rid in a society that has tunnel vision。 This raw， gripping， challenging and socially aware narrative gives the reader exposure to the life and thoughts of a sex worker。 Proving you cannot judge a book by its cover or person by career。 Her identity is unknown but we know she is femme gay， a country girl， socially and environmentally aware and caring and she performs a v Thank you Allen & Unwin and Tilly for sending us a copy to read and review。Stereotypes are so easy to apply and stigmas hard to rid in a society that has tunnel vision。 This raw， gripping， challenging and socially aware narrative gives the reader exposure to the life and thoughts of a sex worker。 Proving you cannot judge a book by its cover or person by career。 Her identity is unknown but we know she is femme gay， a country girl， socially and environmentally aware and caring and she performs a vital role in the sex industry。 A role that is undermined and viewed negatively。 She has a kindness and is not judgemental with her clients。 Is intelligent and witty and knows how to party。 She is doing her best to survive。 Add covid into the mix and the consequences as for many professions becomes dire。 This expose’ into a small window of her life was so interesting and had me engaged。 The main love interest is referred to as “they” adding speculation and a nice edge。Intelligent writing captured her thoughts on the various situations she experienced。 It opened my eyes to a world that I knew little about and I walked away with full admiration for not only her but her profession。 For those who like to read something that’s edgy and real， give this great book a read。 。。。more
Jaclyn
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We see so many memoirs by sex workers published but so few sex workers appear in contemporary literary fiction。 I can only think of The Mars Room for a recent example。 Lawless is well placed to write this from her lived experience and I applaud her choice to write fiction and not memoir。 That said， this book is in really interesting dialogue with Bella Green’s memoir Happy Endings。 These two queer sex workers both make the point that the most interesting place in a brothel is the girls room wher We see so many memoirs by sex workers published but so few sex workers appear in contemporary literary fiction。 I can only think of The Mars Room for a recent example。 Lawless is well placed to write this from her lived experience and I applaud her choice to write fiction and not memoir。 That said， this book is in really interesting dialogue with Bella Green’s memoir Happy Endings。 These two queer sex workers both make the point that the most interesting place in a brothel is the girls room where they gather on breaks and between clients （don’t mess with the TV）。 The passive aggressive signage about food and keeping the area tidy will be familiar to anyone who has worked in an office。 It’s this portrait of comraderie， care and cliques that is so memorable and revealing， not the descriptions of what happens in the working rooms （though some of that is pretty revealing and memorable！）。 Some chapters worked better than others here and the section on climate anxiety felt shoehorned in whereas the chapter on working in a brothel the night before lockdown was confronting and brilliant。 。。。more
Rachel
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This book is a raw and powerful collection of thoughts and stories， written by Tilly Lawless。 Nothing But My Body is an auto-fiction， following an unnamed queer sex worker in Australia。 It is written across 8 days， in which we get a fascinating insight into the daily life and thoughts of our unnamed MC。Tilly touches on life as a sex worker during Australia's 2020 bushfires， and discusses how the pandemic impacted her and her work。 This book is written beautifully， and it is an incredibly impress This book is a raw and powerful collection of thoughts and stories， written by Tilly Lawless。 Nothing But My Body is an auto-fiction， following an unnamed queer sex worker in Australia。 It is written across 8 days， in which we get a fascinating insight into the daily life and thoughts of our unnamed MC。Tilly touches on life as a sex worker during Australia's 2020 bushfires， and discusses how the pandemic impacted her and her work。 This book is written beautifully， and it is an incredibly impressive debut。 I read this book extremely quickly， and Tilly's style of writing left me wanting more。 I look forward to seeing what else Tilly will write！ 。。。more
Hayley （hayleys。little。library）
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Last week I read 'Nothing but my body' by Tilly Lawless， and I really enjoyed it！！ It is very impressive that this is Tilly’s debut novel， and I can't wait to see what she writes in the future。 It was a really cool format， with this novel describing eight days in her mind。 Tilly is a queer sex worker， and I really enjoyed how raw， honest and vulnerable she was。 She also covered some other topics such as her thoughts （and fears） surrounding the Australian bush fires and climate change。 It was rea Last week I read 'Nothing but my body' by Tilly Lawless， and I really enjoyed it！！ It is very impressive that this is Tilly’s debut novel， and I can't wait to see what she writes in the future。 It was a really cool format， with this novel describing eight days in her mind。 Tilly is a queer sex worker， and I really enjoyed how raw， honest and vulnerable she was。 She also covered some other topics such as her thoughts （and fears） surrounding the Australian bush fires and climate change。 It was really refreshing to read and strongly resonate with so many of her thoughts。 'Nothing but my body' is out on the 3rd of August。Thank you to @allenandunwin for my #gifted copy， it is always appreciated。 。。。more
Ebony
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4。5/5 - never have I felt so seen :'） Tilly Lawless is my queen <3 4。5/5 - never have I felt so seen :'） Tilly Lawless is my queen <3 。。。more
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