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A review by katykelly
Why Is Sex Fun? The Evolution of Human Sexuality by Jared Diamond
5.0
Thought-provoking anthropology/evolution.
Loved this as an audiobook. A short read, and I would definitely have liked more (the ending seem a bit rushed, just when I was getting into the topic!), but a number of fascinating concepts and told with verve and consideration.
Lots here about the differences between humans and almost every other animal - with female menopause, secondary sexual organs and their uses, and a lot of thought about early man and how evolution and selection pressures might have caused the sex and relationship features we see as 'normal' now but are quite unique a lot of the time in nature.
I loved the competing theories and how Diamon presenting them with evidence, examples and critiques.
Books like these are the reason I did a degree in psychology/anthropology, and I adore considering the wider implications of our behaviours and physiques.
Loved this as an audiobook. A short read, and I would definitely have liked more (the ending seem a bit rushed, just when I was getting into the topic!), but a number of fascinating concepts and told with verve and consideration.
Lots here about the differences between humans and almost every other animal - with female menopause, secondary sexual organs and their uses, and a lot of thought about early man and how evolution and selection pressures might have caused the sex and relationship features we see as 'normal' now but are quite unique a lot of the time in nature.
I loved the competing theories and how Diamon presenting them with evidence, examples and critiques.
Books like these are the reason I did a degree in psychology/anthropology, and I adore considering the wider implications of our behaviours and physiques.