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Whip smart

by Melissa Febos

The author describes how she worked her way through college as a dominatrix in a midtown Manhattan dungeon, a tenure marked by unchecked risk-taking that eventually gave way to a pit of self destruction from which she had to claw her way out.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?