Tits Up
Tits Up by Sarah Thornton is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Economist, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedThornton, a sociologist and former Economist art critic who wrote this book while processing her own mastectomy decision, builds her argument through field reporting rather than theory, sitting with strippers, milk bank donors, bra engineers, and reconstructive surgeons to trace how differently breasts function as commerce, identity, and threat depending on who is looking. Critics have responded to the book's structure as much as its thesis: it reads as a string of vivid, specific encounters rather than a single argument pressed too hard.
In the press
“Owners and admirers will not look at breasts in the same way again.”
The Economist“an impassioned polemic... helps perpetuate the patriarchy”
Lucinda Rosenfeld, The New York Times Book Review
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | 0.95 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.67 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.67 → 15 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Tits Up on?
Tits Up appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Economist.
What is its Consensus Score?
Tits Up has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.