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smokingchagga's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
Honestly, this passed my expectations (which were already very high) unbelievably well. While a lot of it is centered on cis women, I do believe it's useful for pretty much everyone. Much of the information and advice can be applied to almost any context, no matter the gender, sexuality, or sex of the reader.
I saw another review on Goodreads complaining about the huge amount of metaphors. They didn't bother me and did a lot to upkeep the 'lightness' of the book. I can see it being mildly annoying to some but it doesn't take away from what the book is saying. Besides, how can I critique a book that calls me a tomato plant?
Jokes aside, there were a few sentences and wording that made me 'hmm' but it's not significant enough to subtract stars from the rating.
I saw another review on Goodreads complaining about the huge amount of metaphors. They didn't bother me and did a lot to upkeep the 'lightness' of the book. I can see it being mildly annoying to some but it doesn't take away from what the book is saying. Besides, how can I critique a book that calls me a tomato plant?
Jokes aside, there were a few sentences and wording that made me 'hmm' but it's not significant enough to subtract stars from the rating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Sexual assault
Feels interesting to add content warnings to a nonfiction book but it has to be said. Sexism and sexual assault are the most prevalent warnings. They are however discussed with care and understanding so I doubt it would be an issue in that sense. It does go into some detail about myths and harmful ideas about sexual assault which might be a hard thing to read about. Everything does absolutely have an optimistic undertone.liv_txt's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
Minor: Stalking, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Suicide, and Sexism
klimatyczny_bluszcz's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
4.25
I really liked how the author made all of the knowledge funny, easy to read and complete. The style of writing and the amusing metaphors made it easy to focus on the text and understand the point made. Helpful in discovering and depthening my understanding of my own sexuality. However I felt quite concerned while reading about the author's radical acceptance for almost everything around sex and the constantly reapeted sentence: 'You are normal, you are healthy'. I am not quite sure that completely everything consensual and without unwanted pain, as Emily suggested, is healthy in sex. I can see, why it appeared so many time in the book, as I observe quite a lot of fear and stigma around women's sexuality, but I do not agree that it is so easy to tell everyone they are normal. Therefore, I was not completly satisfied with the read, however I found it really useful and entertaining at once
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
cdingler07's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, and Mental illness
Minor: Rape
This book primarily covers sexual function with references to elements that can hinder a pleasurable experience. TW: sexual assault, mental illness, misogyny etc.kingrosereads's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
An incredible health book on sexuality. It was organized well with enough examples and worksheets to make the content understandable. It taught me so much about my own sexuality and I understand so much more about the body and sex. The only thing I wish this book included was sexual orientation, asexuality, and more on sex after trauma. I feel like I learned a lot, but there was just something missing from the book, like there was more to be discussed. I definitely recommend this book to everyone. Men, women, enbies, queer, hetero, singles, couples, everyone. I think it's incredibly important to talk about the societal expectations and the reality surrounding sex. The book focuses on how the physical response doesn't always align with the mental reception and how to understand our sexual brakes and accelerators.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexism
rosalind's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Grief
Minor: Fatphobia, Stalking, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Acephobia/Arophobia
zombiezami's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
4.0
Most of what's in this book is stuff I knew already. I think this would be more useful for people with more complicated relationships with sex and their bodies. The author's tone is compassionate and knowledgeable, and I'm sure the book has helped and will continue to help lots of people. I wish that the author was more specific about using terms like "cis" and "dfab" since that's the audience she's discussing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexism, and Body shaming
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Death of parent, War, Terminal illness, Cancer, Alcohol, and Ableism
cis-centrismblackcatkai's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
CW: cis-centered language/science, sexual content, medical content, mentions of sexual assault
overall, a lot of good information. lots of basics, more in-depth discussions, every section has a tl;dr breakdown of what you just read that makes it easier to know basic points to refer to later. it was a bit repetitious with some information/sentences & the author would often mention how something is talked about more in other chapters. generally not a bad thing, but it happened a lot so it just felt like too much at times.
there are a couple stories interwoven throughout the book that correlate with the section/topic being discussed but they often feel disjointed as theyre so broken up that it's easy, when you get back to it, to be confused a moment before the context comes back to you. understandable why the author set it up this way, the execution was just slightly off for me, personally.
Nagoski brings up tons of good points, information, and i did absolutely get emotional in specific sections that super hit home for me, personally, so it can definitely be a book i go back to reference for myself in the future, but i do wish it was a bit more inclusive in it's language in general. i get it, but as a nonbinary afab person, it just got to me, mostly in the beginning sections.
overall, a lot of good information. lots of basics, more in-depth discussions, every section has a tl;dr breakdown of what you just read that makes it easier to know basic points to refer to later. it was a bit repetitious with some information/sentences & the author would often mention how something is talked about more in other chapters. generally not a bad thing, but it happened a lot so it just felt like too much at times.
there are a couple stories interwoven throughout the book that correlate with the section/topic being discussed but they often feel disjointed as theyre so broken up that it's easy, when you get back to it, to be confused a moment before the context comes back to you. understandable why the author set it up this way, the execution was just slightly off for me, personally.
Nagoski brings up tons of good points, information, and i did absolutely get emotional in specific sections that super hit home for me, personally, so it can definitely be a book i go back to reference for myself in the future, but i do wish it was a bit more inclusive in it's language in general. i get it, but as a nonbinary afab person, it just got to me, mostly in the beginning sections.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
bluecloud75's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
chilivanilli28's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault