In this second installment of Strip Club USA, Borten continues to explore the much maligned and misunderstood world of the strip club. Part two has a slightly darker edge, filling out the introductory chapter with an exploration of the psychological aftermath of prolonged exposure to the club scene. Borten delves into the mutual fantasies of the strippers and their clients and deflates both. Part two also strays a little further from the story-telling vox format of the first to offer some grander pronouncements and “voice of the clinician” statements. But Borten still continues to offer small moments of the mundane work-a-day life that all-at-once open up onto greater psycho-sexual, emotional truths. And there’s something about hearing stories aided along by the not-so-distant strains of Bon Jovi coming off a dance stage that really makes you feel like you’re there. Borten’s project attempts to foster understanding, and I think she succeeds without pandering.