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Rachel Cooke, NEW STATESMAN (17.1.05)
'Belle is sparky; she has a voice.'

Camilla Long, TATLER (February 2005)
'Sensational account of the comings and going of one of the capital's escorts.'

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i loved it!!, 3 Sep 2007

By	joyita (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl (Paperback)

i enjoyed it and found it well written, i liked how she could leap from the explicitness of an encounter with a client to despriptions of people heading home on the tube. any objections to this book appear to be on (shaky) moral ground. whether or not she is who she says she is is beside the point. i loved this book and found it infinitely better written than the bland Catherine M (where a spineless, unlikeable woman monotonously lists her passive passionless exploits with married men. oh, and calls herself a feminist.)

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An insight into an alternative lifestyle, 27 Feb 2006

By	ms sarah m findley - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl (Paperback)

Far from being the biographical account of a victim, this book tells the story of a high class call girl by choice. Detailing Belle's personal relationships, and those with her clients, this unique tale is wickedly written and very funny at times. It provides an upbeat and rare insight into the glamorous and not so glamorous parts of selling sex to wealthy clients with varying strange desires! Not to be missed especially for those wishing to pick up professional tips!

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Not bad if you read it as fiction, 27 Sep 2007

By	Snapdragon (London) - See all my reviews

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If you were to read 'The Intimate Adventures..' as fiction, it would be passable chic-lit. It's written quite well and the diary format narrative hangs together.

Having said that, there is a bit of a sinister undercurrent running throughout the whole book. Belle seems to be suggesting that if you like money and sex then you should consider prostitution as a possible career. This is just one example, from when she meets a student who is waiting for her PhD results;

'it occurs to me, well, it's no cure-all, but a few months in prostitution might do her the world of good. Have a primp and smile for once. Put the overdraft back in the black. Get her mind off herself now and again.'

There are other similar parts in the book where I felt quite uncomfortable and began to wonder if 'Belle de Jour' was actually a man. For example;
'he'd stop the car suddenly and we'd get out and he'd smack me one. My knickers were always sopping wet after.'

It might just be me, but I know a lot of women and I don't know any who like to be knocked about and whilst I think prostitutes don't get the support they deserve, I wonder how many would really advocate it as a positive career choice?!

An Ok read if you take it as fiction

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