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Moregasm: Babeland's Guide to Mind-Blowing Sex
Rachel Venning, Jessica Vitkus, Claire Cavanah
3.78 AVERAGE
2 reviews for:
Moregasm: Babeland's Guide to Mind-Blowing Sex
Rachel Venning, Jessica Vitkus, Claire Cavanah
3.78 AVERAGE
I rarely review books on here, but this one I feel a really strong need to comment on.
I am torn reading this. I decided ultimately to keep it on my bookshelf at home (at least for now) despite having a lot of really significant frustrations with the book.
For starters, the authors of this book created one of the first feminist/queer centered sex toy shops in Seattle. As such, I expected the book to be more inclusive of different kinds of bodies - not just trans bodies, but also people with disabilities, trauma, or chronic illnesses. This book does not address any of these groups and instead focuses on relatively young, able-bodied, cis people. The graphics depict mainly white people with some light-skinned black people, but otherwise it looks (and reads) a lot like a cosmo sex tips article, complete with cringe-worthy puns and slang.
One thing I do appreciate is that, despite the lack of inclusion of trans people, it does not assume that all partnerships will be male/female, nor does it assume who will be penetrating/topping based on gender. So, slightly more inclusive and not as heteronormative as Cosmo.
The book is thorough for its scope. It covers FAQs, safer sex practices (a small section at the back), and includes the importance of communication with your partner through most of the "how to"s in the book.
I don't recall there being any explicit section dedicated to consent. I still think any conversation about sex needs to be couched in the context of consent-based practices.
Also, because it's produced by the (former) owners of a sex toy store, there are sections for product placement throughout. So, not entirely unlike Cosmo in this sense.
All in all, I am keeping this book because it encourages lightheartedness, creativity, communication, and ownership of one's own sexual pleasure in a way that few "how-to sex" books do. I feel like this is a great book to share with someone who got a shame-based (or non-existent/culturally taught) sex education. Despite my initial irritation with the writing style and ciscentrism, I found value in the fact that the message is less "How 2 b Good at Sexxx" and more "There's no one way to enjoy yourself. The world of sex and pleasure are vast, so give yourself a chance to see what is out there and what you might like."
I am torn reading this. I decided ultimately to keep it on my bookshelf at home (at least for now) despite having a lot of really significant frustrations with the book.
For starters, the authors of this book created one of the first feminist/queer centered sex toy shops in Seattle. As such, I expected the book to be more inclusive of different kinds of bodies - not just trans bodies, but also people with disabilities, trauma, or chronic illnesses. This book does not address any of these groups and instead focuses on relatively young, able-bodied, cis people. The graphics depict mainly white people with some light-skinned black people, but otherwise it looks (and reads) a lot like a cosmo sex tips article, complete with cringe-worthy puns and slang.
One thing I do appreciate is that, despite the lack of inclusion of trans people, it does not assume that all partnerships will be male/female, nor does it assume who will be penetrating/topping based on gender. So, slightly more inclusive and not as heteronormative as Cosmo.
The book is thorough for its scope. It covers FAQs, safer sex practices (a small section at the back), and includes the importance of communication with your partner through most of the "how to"s in the book.
I don't recall there being any explicit section dedicated to consent. I still think any conversation about sex needs to be couched in the context of consent-based practices.
Also, because it's produced by the (former) owners of a sex toy store, there are sections for product placement throughout. So, not entirely unlike Cosmo in this sense.
All in all, I am keeping this book because it encourages lightheartedness, creativity, communication, and ownership of one's own sexual pleasure in a way that few "how-to sex" books do. I feel like this is a great book to share with someone who got a shame-based (or non-existent/culturally taught) sex education. Despite my initial irritation with the writing style and ciscentrism, I found value in the fact that the message is less "How 2 b Good at Sexxx" and more "There's no one way to enjoy yourself. The world of sex and pleasure are vast, so give yourself a chance to see what is out there and what you might like."
