I thought this book would be easier to read than it was. The premise was good and at times the information was interesting but the book was very long winded and could have benefitted from more stringent editing.

I literally could not finish this book, maybe for the first time ever, which was so disappointing because I loved the premise. According to the summary, this was supposed to be a book that explored the history of prostitution, the people engaged in the commerce of sex, and the significance of its being such a taboo. Instead, the book was a rambling treatise on one man's under-researched understanding of how prostitution works and why women might pursue it. I was incredibly disappointed by the utter lack of historical and academic references and distracted by the author's reliance on sci-fi analogies that he failed to explain. Furthermore, despite the author's disclaimer in the prologue that English is not his first language and my efforts to forgive errors, I was really frustrated by the multitude of sentences that just did not make sense. I appreciate the difficulty of writing in a non-native language, but this book really needed an editor.

Admittedly, I had to stop reading the book about a quarter of the way through when the author made a claim that women cannot achieve the same depth of analysis in science and poetry as men can, so it's possible that some of my concerns might have been resolved later in the book, but it just wasn't worth it to continue at that point.

"Philosophy of Prostitution" is a vanity project by Nicola Daugava. Despite its self-definition, it is not an academic treatise on prostitution. Instead, one finds a personal view of what Mr Daugava understands to be the moral works of society.

Who would enjoy this book
I suppose one could suggest this volume for people who like archaic styles of writing. Or, it may suit those who enjoy getting lost in “stream of consciousness” without specific objectives of understanding.
Mr Daugava considers himself an observer and philosopher. His writing attempts a return to the styles of the late 19th, early 20th centuries. He calls on his background Eastern-European education, alongside his time in the Canadian outback, to impersonate a Walden-esque voice.

Who should give this a pass
"Philosophy of Prostitution" should be avoided by anyone looking for a reliable philosophical study of prostitution, or even research on prostitution from a particular philosophical branch. As Mr Daugava explains, he has neither a background in philosophy nor experience in the sex trade, and has reached his conclusions in the book via by applying his imagination, not by actual analysis.

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I was really intrigued by this book but to be honest it was disappointing. The content wasn't great and it wasn't very well written.

I was very interested in this book due to the subject matter, the history of prostitution is something that I am very interested in so I thought that would translate. I don't know if it was the writing style that I didn't like or simply that I didn't really feel the description of the book isn't actually what was presented, but I did not like it. I tried to push through and in the end, just couldn't do it.