Synopsis: One woman's adventures, foibles, and
discoveries in her journeys
through cybersex.
Our Review:
Rachel Kramer
Bussel "Lusty Lady"
(New York City) -
See all her reviews
First off, I
blurbed this book and have known Audacia for several years, and have been
thrilled to see her career advance and grow. That being said, I expected
Naked on the Internet to be about, well, getting naked on the internet. And
it is...but it's also so much more. Instead of simply going the salacious
route, Audacia Ray takes the knowledge she's gained from modeling online,
doing sex work, blogging, editing a print mag about sex workers ($pread) and
being an activist and used it to write a book that helps illuminate both the
everyday (online dating, health information) and the fringes (people who not
just get naked, but have, solicit, and sell sex of various kinds on the
internet, for money).
She talks to women running their own businesses as well as women who've met
lovers, friends, dates, and tricks online. She dishes the good, the bad, the
ugly, the sexy, and the so-so, and offers resources where readers can find
more information. If you're someone who already has their hands (or other
body parts) in the world of online communication, this book will likely
offer a sense of camaraderie, advice, questions to ask yourself and
warnings. If you're someone who likes to look at and/or interact with naked
women on the internet, I think this book will be especially illuminating,
because the women she profiles share their real stories about everything
from billing issues to safety concerns to staking their claim in what's
often known as male territory. This is a behind-the-scenes look at the girl
you might be talking to in a chat room or negotiating with on Craigslist.
Ray uses her insight to explore many topics that often go unreported or
overlooked, and in the process humanizes women who are naked, literally and
figuratively, on the internet. I thought I was pretty well-versed in the
world of alternasex and I still found many new sites to bookmark and ideas
to consider in terms of promoting my erotic work online.
Also, the cover is totally genius. It makes me want to grab that girl's ass.
But in addition to its hotness, it's also smart and subversive, just like
this book. Read it with a computer and internet connection handy, because
you'll definitely want to look up plenty of the women quoted inside, and you
likely won't be able to wait until you're done.
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