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gloame's review
3.0
There's a lot of superfluous words in this book, and the only reason for them is to make it sound all hip and sassy. This could be edited down by 200 pages and lose nothing of value.
I didn't get the physical descriptions of each sign's genitalia, either. I mean, just going on my own genitalia, it's nothing like what Sextrology claims it should look like.
They describe all the way down to the size of my labia, and it's pretty much exactly opposite. I did some physical appearance comparisons to friends and ex-boyfriends, and none of the physical descriptions ever seemed to match. The personalities were usually closer, so I'm not disregarding the research, but...come on, how do you expect to know what each sign's sack looks like?
And more importantly, Why does it matter?
I didn't get the physical descriptions of each sign's genitalia, either. I mean, just going on my own genitalia, it's nothing like what Sextrology claims it should look like.
They describe all the way down to the size of my labia, and it's pretty much exactly opposite. I did some physical appearance comparisons to friends and ex-boyfriends, and none of the physical descriptions ever seemed to match. The personalities were usually closer, so I'm not disregarding the research, but...come on, how do you expect to know what each sign's sack looks like?
And more importantly, Why does it matter?
lauren708's review
2.0
Eh. What I liked most about this was the deep mythological history of signs and, for me, that made it worth reading. What I didn't like is a longer list... There's no mention that the reader should consider their moon, rising, or Venus signs and I found it extremely skewed towards whiteness or being fair-skinned. Although astrology inevitably contains sweeping generalizations, most of them were just too much for me, especially when it came to physical descriptions (which often involved being light-skinned) and family history. I also found the writing and language to be a little cringey at times--it may be a product of its time, but it felt like word choice was base to the point of trying to appeal to a wider audience. It would be interesting to see how an updated version of this would look.
boricuabookworm's review
3.0
Basing sex and kinks and attraction via only SUN SIGNS is just not it. Where's the discussion of Venus and mars and Lilith and various asteroids about attraction and sex?...
ladyyluna's review
4.0
The first time I started reading this book in the store, I started tearing up because most (if not all) of what it said about my sign (Cancer) was eerily true, the good as well as the bad. It was too thick for me to read in one sitting so I told myself to buy it one day and now that I have it, I don't regret it!
While astrology might not be exact (there are other elements at play when it comes to characteristics of someone's personality like the environment, the way the person was brought up, etc.), since I rarely believe that everyone born on the same birthday is alike (not even twins are alike, most times!), this book at least studies it approximately with an approach that usually hits close to home with people under their zodiac sign, even if it's not EVERYONE, it's very detailed and properly structured, so even if you're not the Virgo they're talking about, someone else might find himself in those pages and be pleasantly surprised (and delighted) about it!
While astrology might not be exact (there are other elements at play when it comes to characteristics of someone's personality like the environment, the way the person was brought up, etc.), since I rarely believe that everyone born on the same birthday is alike (not even twins are alike, most times!), this book at least studies it approximately with an approach that usually hits close to home with people under their zodiac sign, even if it's not EVERYONE, it's very detailed and properly structured, so even if you're not the Virgo they're talking about, someone else might find himself in those pages and be pleasantly surprised (and delighted) about it!
_alexareads_'s review
5.0
I love this book! Literally this is my reference book on anything I wanna know about the signs. Seriously one of the greatest finds aside from Astrology for Dummies ;)
batsworthy's review
4.0
Finally! I learned so much from this even being knee-deep in astrology geekiness prior to finally buying this, but the writing was so incredibly redundant at points that it became a chore to slog through :( What this book really could have used was a good, solid editor to give it a better run-through, because there are quite a handful of typos, the same phrases used multiple times on singular pages, and for some reason whenever skin-tone was specified for a sign's physical appearance it was only ever described as being "fairer than the rest of their family members'"
But with the negatives out of the way, this really is a great reference book. If you genuinely believe in it, as I do, it's helpful for application to real-life interpersonal relationships, and otherwise, it's just good, sexy fun. Win-win, but gosh, what a commitment!
But with the negatives out of the way, this really is a great reference book. If you genuinely believe in it, as I do, it's helpful for application to real-life interpersonal relationships, and otherwise, it's just good, sexy fun. Win-win, but gosh, what a commitment!
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