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gaynidoking's review
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
1.5
Decent information, but the writing style is obnoxious and the authors' personal opinions and biases bleed through in a major way that had me rolling my eyes a lot. This book is unashamedly and aggressively written by and for heterosexual white culturally Christian bdsm practioners who exclusively play with dominant male/submissive female, so if you are looking for anything that will present you with a more varied approach, look elsewhere. There are frequent pages-long roleplay/fanfictjon sections that add nothing, and after the second one I just staryed skipping them. The basic information presented here is pretty good, but to be honest would rather find it in another source that isn't so grating to read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
About halfway through chapter 12 is an uncensored racial slur, used in a very reductive way (comparing reclaiming racial slurs to reclaiming sexuality). All other tags are discussed with the gravity they deserve.fujoshi_oba's review against another edition
5.0
I was curious about this topic. The who/what/why. This offers interesting insight into an area of sexuality that is still taboo for discussion.
ferris_mx's review against another edition
4.0
Somewhat goofy tone, but plenty of good information. A few erotic passages for good measure.
acchan991's review against another edition
3.0
This book is outdated but is one of the classics, some chapters were really interesting and I really enjoyed the emphasis in safety and the well being of both the submissive and dominant, but other parts were kind of meh or sometimes I wanted more depth. A nice introductory book, if you are interested in BDSM I recommend you just skim trough the bits that peak your interest.
manji's review against another edition
2.0
At best, a decent reminder of where we’ve been. Not a great way to look forward, nor anything I would ever recommend to newbies.
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