Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism by Molly Devon, Philip Miller, William A. Granzig

1 review

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.

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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.