3.5? this was overall enjoyable, but i wanted a lot more in many ways. a lot of my thoughts are worded well in this review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2631085614

i wish it’d engaged more w actual politics, maybe a little more theory. there are still so many avenues to be explored and i felt like some of them weren’t given the attention they deserve. maybe it’s partly my straightedge-ness, but i really would’ve loved more exploration of how bodily autonomy doesn’t always mean drug use, and active choice in that regard is important in a multitude of ways beyond (but including!) what feels good. i also was a /little/ disappointed by the lack of discussion of kink/bdsm/power exchange, bc i just think there’s such a wonderful potential for (anarchist) theorizing around consensual playing with power and exploring pleasure in non-normative way.

i like the variety of perspectives amb brought in, and the intentions with which the diversity was handled. wish it’d been a little more intentional with incorporating queer history - it was implied a couple times but never discussed - disability justice, and prison abolition (which i feel like was tangentially mentioned as well but definitely not in depth.) the engagement with sex work was good, but could’ve been a larger thing as well (but maybe i just say that bc i’ve read and written quite a bit on SW as of late.)

i really enjoyed rereading the Lorde essay the book starts with, and also rly liked the pieces regarding pleasure after abuse, it’s smth i have been thinking abt more over the past year or so. also very much had fun with the essays on adornment and empowerment through self-expression in a variety of ways — although i also think that section could’ve benefitted from trans perspectives!!

regardless, overall, 3.5. enjoyable but not groundbreaking for me, and i think u should know what you’re in for before reading.