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736 reviews for:
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent
Katherine Angel
4.04 AVERAGE
736 reviews for:
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent
Katherine Angel
4.04 AVERAGE
Now this is what I’m talking about! 4 perfectly formed chapters. This is feminist writing. Katherine Angel does the best intertextual referencing I’ve ever seen. Her reference sources balance her primary writing perfectly; they support it so well, she doesn’t hide behind them. And I’d love to read all of them -already picked up a couple. Nor does she shy from critiquing some other thinkers. I found it highly valuable to read not only Angel’s original thoughts and research, but to understand her context against other writers and thinkers on the same topic. I came away with a much better understanding of feminist ideas of the last 10/20 years - though she of course makes reference to older and more well-trodden research, too (Masters et al.).
Overall I found this such a thoughtful, informed, real world , feminist book on sexuality. And above all - ORIGINAL! And that’s invaluable, given how much I read about the topic. I really enjoyed reading this. The passionate intelligence in the book made me absolutely race to finish it and buy Angel’s other books. Highly recommended!
Overall I found this such a thoughtful, informed, real world , feminist book on sexuality. And above all - ORIGINAL! And that’s invaluable, given how much I read about the topic. I really enjoyed reading this. The passionate intelligence in the book made me absolutely race to finish it and buy Angel’s other books. Highly recommended!
Apparently I finished this without realising it? I thought I still had a chapter to go but I just opened the book to find that there were no more chapters. That says a lot about how unsatisfying this read was for me.
At the start I was so excited, but moving forward I started to get confused about what her point was supposed to be. This book offered all kinds of critiques, but no resolution. It felt repetitive in certain places, and I thought the media examples she tried to pull in to make a point were kind of annoying. It felt like she was trying to be edgy and stir up some shit, but simultaneously left things up in the air. I also felt she offered very few contrasting views or examples.
So so so unsatisfying. Perhaps tomorrow her arguments will be good again lol.
At the start I was so excited, but moving forward I started to get confused about what her point was supposed to be. This book offered all kinds of critiques, but no resolution. It felt repetitive in certain places, and I thought the media examples she tried to pull in to make a point were kind of annoying. It felt like she was trying to be edgy and stir up some shit, but simultaneously left things up in the air. I also felt she offered very few contrasting views or examples.
So so so unsatisfying. Perhaps tomorrow her arguments will be good again lol.
“Katherine Angel’s excellent academic study Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again concerns the politics of sexual expression.”
Reviewed for Foreword Reviews.
Reviewed for Foreword Reviews.
Quite academic, but fascinating account of the history of ideas about sexuality, along with the author's necessarily limited arguments about finding a healthier way of thinking about key issues related to sexuality and gender.
*Audiobook*
i didnt enjoy it as much. the Narrator is bad, she has a very nice voice, but her performance was so doll. It was very exhausting.
i made it to the finished, I learnt some interesting facts and insights from the book.
I dislike the long chapters, it seems like to me that the book wasn't well planned, there is not specific topic for each chapter, everything just mixed together. There is also no conclusion with each chapter.
i didnt enjoy it as much. the Narrator is bad, she has a very nice voice, but her performance was so doll. It was very exhausting.
i made it to the finished, I learnt some interesting facts and insights from the book.
I dislike the long chapters, it seems like to me that the book wasn't well planned, there is not specific topic for each chapter, everything just mixed together. There is also no conclusion with each chapter.
An insightful and interesting book around sex in this century. Although the case studies and thoughts were expressed clearly and deeply, at times it felt like reading someone’s dissertation which left me bored.
challenging
informative
reflective
There's a lot to say that would do this book a disservice to explain but it does well to be very even-handed considering the sensitivity of the subject. Divided into four sections, we explore, desire, consent, arousal, and vulnerability.
One of the most interesting aspects was the distinction making throughout: that we should not bundle up desire and consent, for one can be present without the other. Failing to separate them means we give ground to the outright dismissal of sex workers who people often wish to create more protections for.
Further to that, it carefully dismantle the idea that sexuality is linear and forthright, something that (mostly) women need to reclaim and be confident in. But many people don't know what they want and sometimes can't know, sometimes until you are in the situation. Then comes the question of safety, second-guessing, trust, understanding. Part of that is in the act itself, in not knowing.
This is my very bad way of summarising key ideas that have stuck with me but it's a very, very fascinating book. Recommended.
One of the most interesting aspects was the distinction making throughout: that we should not bundle up desire and consent, for one can be present without the other. Failing to separate them means we give ground to the outright dismissal of sex workers who people often wish to create more protections for.
Further to that, it carefully dismantle the idea that sexuality is linear and forthright, something that (mostly) women need to reclaim and be confident in. But many people don't know what they want and sometimes can't know, sometimes until you are in the situation. Then comes the question of safety, second-guessing, trust, understanding. Part of that is in the act itself, in not knowing.
This is my very bad way of summarising key ideas that have stuck with me but it's a very, very fascinating book. Recommended.
fast-paced
Listened on audiobook and it wasn't anything super astounding (tbh feels like Maggie Nelson gets into this a lot more critically and a lot more controversially in On Freedom), but it was a fast enough listen. Might be useful i/r/t the stats on criminal cases and breakdown of legal rhetoric.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence
informative
reflective
fast-paced