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noemi1010's review
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Workman for this eARC. All thoughts are my own.
I'm a huge fan of everything that dives more in depth into our mysogynist society and how sexuality has been influenced by it. This book covers both, especially how sexuality influenced the internet in the past 50 years and vice versa— how the internet influenced modern-day sexuality.
This book had a lot of technical data and terminology, so at times I found it a little bit confusing and I had to reread the same part a couple of times, but overall I'd recommend it.
I'm a huge fan of everything that dives more in depth into our mysogynist society and how sexuality has been influenced by it. This book covers both, especially how sexuality influenced the internet in the past 50 years and vice versa— how the internet influenced modern-day sexuality.
This book had a lot of technical data and terminology, so at times I found it a little bit confusing and I had to reread the same part a couple of times, but overall I'd recommend it.
s_che's review
4.75
excellent & informative book, approachable for those who don't know much about censorship law or digital history. sometimes a little basic if you're already familiar with the trends & communities cole discusses.
montigneyrules's review
2.0
#readinchallenge2023 (my book starting w.an H)
All foreplay, a big tease-with a mediocre main event
Drawn in by the subject matter, the author presented a lot of varying topics, a lot of information, but most was very shallow surface- far too much op-ed style writing or definitions instead of the expected entertaining exploration-
Often felt like more like reading a 101 textbook, with minor subject matter, technical & boring- than an intriguing in-depth examination-
Felt very heavy to read through-with no momentum carrying the topics through- very cut and dry
All foreplay, a big tease-with a mediocre main event
Drawn in by the subject matter, the author presented a lot of varying topics, a lot of information, but most was very shallow surface- far too much op-ed style writing or definitions instead of the expected entertaining exploration-
Often felt like more like reading a 101 textbook, with minor subject matter, technical & boring- than an intriguing in-depth examination-
Felt very heavy to read through-with no momentum carrying the topics through- very cut and dry
lilipop23's review
4.0
One of the most interesting books I’ve read in a while. It basically explores the history of the internet through sex, showing how almost all advances were driven by sex, pornography, and sex workers. Cole did a really good job showing how the internet/technology has been both beneficial and harmful to the sex industry. It’s crazy that one law can be passed and cause thousands of sex workers to lose their source of income overnight. I thought the sections on addiction and sex in multi player games were especially interesting. If you’re at all interested in media, the sex industry, politics of the internet and technology, I definitely recommend this book!