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Bonk: The Curious Coupling Of Sex And Science by Mary Roach
3 reviews
tiffanyg's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
3.0
Dated but still interesting.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Animal death, Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Infertility, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
kaitlinjohnson's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
2.25
I honestly did not like the majority of this book and I'm not sure why I finished it. I have a very high tolerance for "gross" but portions of this were legitimately unbearable. I skipped the second half of multiple chapters (WARNING CH 4 IS TRULY AWFUL). I'm generally an easy audience for nonfiction science but this felt overly sensationalized and intentionally disturbing.
Content warnings for bestiality, animal abuse (graphic descriptions), human abuse, genital mutilation, and all kinds of other stuff you probably weren't expecting to find in this book. And none of these things appear to be written about with any sense of disgust or with any empathy for the victims (and in fact feel like the butt end of jokes at times) . Do not recommend
Content warnings for bestiality, animal abuse (graphic descriptions), human abuse, genital mutilation, and all kinds of other stuff you probably weren't expecting to find in this book. And none of these things appear to be written about with any sense of disgust or with any empathy for the victims (and in fact feel like the butt end of jokes at times) . Do not recommend
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Medical content
bi_n_large's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual violence, Racism, Sexual assault, and Homophobia
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