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unknownbooks23's review
2.0
I finally read I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris and.... It was a mess.
While reading, I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be a memoir or a self-help guide to a new (but not new at the same time) attitude regarding sex and dating. Knowing that it was written by a 21 year old doesn't make it any easier, and I'm glad I didn't read it myself when I was a teenager.
While there were sections that could be helpful when starting a new relationship, those sections were severely overshadowed by the legalism of adding more rules to an already complex culture. I'm also so tired of reading books about dating and sex that constantly remind you that men and women are different (we actually aren't, because women are just as attracted to the body as men are, and are just as likely to deal with lust as men).
2/5 stars
While reading, I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be a memoir or a self-help guide to a new (but not new at the same time) attitude regarding sex and dating. Knowing that it was written by a 21 year old doesn't make it any easier, and I'm glad I didn't read it myself when I was a teenager.
While there were sections that could be helpful when starting a new relationship, those sections were severely overshadowed by the legalism of adding more rules to an already complex culture. I'm also so tired of reading books about dating and sex that constantly remind you that men and women are different (we actually aren't, because women are just as attracted to the body as men are, and are just as likely to deal with lust as men).
2/5 stars
travistravis's review
1.0
I gave this book a three, because I remember liking it at one point (the point at which I read it)
dolorousrattus's review
1.0
Twenty years later and I'm still trying to recover from the 1990s purity culture bullsh*t that was taken as gospel truth by the evangelical church at the time.
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