Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

24 reviews

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Abortion, and Colonisation

bookchatwithbeth's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I only wish some of the chapters were longer or the book twice as long. It was fascinating!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

mateoj's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.0

very entertaining and informative, and I appreciated the extensive use of primary sources. It was a welcome surprise to read the disclaimer in the introduction acknowledging the existence of trans people and the fact that primary sources almost always take a cisgendered view on sex and genitalia, but I do wish Lister had done more in her own use of language to try and correct that instead of just offering a disclaimer and going on to adhere to that cis-centric perspective. A few "people with vulvas" and "people with penises" would not have been unwelcome, but nonetheless I have to give her credit for even acknowledging the issue at all. The condemnation of FOSTA/SESTA and explicit support of sex workers was also a welcome surprise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

bryelle's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

History of sex and different parts of sex: sex work, sex toys, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Abortion

laurastewies's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Transphobia

j_squaredd's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abortion

jamesherondalle's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, and Miscarriage

lena04's review against another edition

challenging funny informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

thejuliette's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy