Similar to another reviewer, I also suffer from GI issues that make it imperative for me to know where the bathrooms are in public. Even with that, I didn't give a lot of thought to the issue -- this was an interesting read to get a closer look into the issue.

Lezlie Lowe's No Place to Go is a well-researched and nicely written book about something that many of us fail to think about, until we are in need: the public bathroom.

I hadn't realized that I needed to read such a book, but it turns out that public bathrooms are something that have been shifted from the public to the private and this book does a great job of covering the history of this unfortunate transition. The issue is that "public" bathrooms in private buildings (office buildings, restaurants, coffee shops) are only open to those of us who are typical consumers of those areas. This leaves many people without, including those who are without a home, this who have chronic issues but don't want to buy a coffee, etc. And that discussion doesn't even bring into consideration all of the people in the world who don't use indoor bathrooms!

Thanks to the author, NetGalley, and Coach House books for the opportunity to read this one in exchange for a review.

I loved this book. As someone with IBD I spend a lot of time in public bathrooms and looking for them. I can tell you about every public bathroom on 95 from Baltimore to upstate NY. This book really explores a lot of politics and policies around public bathrooms in an easy to read way. It is very sympathetic to people like me and other marginalized people who just need access to bathrooms in order to live a full life. It explores why exactly public bathrooms are so horrible and why they are so inaccessible to so many that depend on them.