Reviews

Every Body: An Honest and Open Look at Sex from Every Angle by Julia Rothman, Shaina Feinberg

pedro_valero's review

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

90sinmyheart's review

5.0

I expected this to be an educational book based on the title, but it's a collection of essays and anonymous confessions. It was very interesting to read! It took me a lot longer to read than I thought. I loved the comic illustrations, and that a list of all the artists was included at the end.

egheinze's review

informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Medical trauma

caught_between_pages's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

thefeministthumb's review

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

veryelyse's review

5.0

A very good read! The illustrations were amazing and i felt an array of emotions reading the stories that were told.

I will say this: there are certain stories that may trigger people (especially towards the end) so just beware.

sammiethehammie's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

tholmz's review

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.5

Great illustrations and a fun collection but some of the essays they chose to feature were disappointing 

brittanywhite's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

I loved this book! It was so interesting to read about so many different experiences from a variety of people. The best way to sum it up is in one of the author’s own words in the last chapter:

“As I listened to and read these stories, I felt such compassion for these people. How incredible to be human! How complex! Being exposed to so many heartfelt stories made me feel more compassion for myself. I started to see my body, my life, through eyes of love. After all, I was just a human too.”

Very much recommend! ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Incest, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Infertility, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Alcohol

ladyofaragon's review

3.0

So, full disclosure: because this book is a collection of other people's experiences, not every story is going to be compatible with every reader. That's totally fine and to be expected. I still recommend you check it out if you're interested, because I promise you whatever you think is 'weird' about your sex life/sexuality/body is normalized in here.

I was mostly interested in reading this book because of my experiences with vaginismus. I wasn't 100% sure it would be covered, but it was! In fact, it was even mentioned within the first few pages. Around 55% of the way through the book, I decided that I wasn't going to read any of the stories that triggered me or made me uncomfortable, which is a strategy I'd recommend to any other readers. Yes, you should go into this book curious about the perspectives of others, but don't push yourself too hard, especially if you have past trauma.

Overall I found this book super refreshing and -- yes, as the cover says -- honest.