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A review by peregrineb
Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play and the Erotic Edge by Hardy Haberman, Patrick Califia, Barbara Carrellas, Lee Harrington, Mollena Williams, Tristan Taormino, Madison Young, Laura Antoniou, EDGE, Sarah Sloane, FifthAngel, Jack Rinella, Felice Shays, Midori, Ignacio Rivera, Lolita Wolf
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
I love this book - this was a reread.
The book is well paced and extremely informative. There are some subjects I’m more interested in than others but the balance of clinical, historical, personal stories, and practical guides for activities breaks it up nicely and gives you a jumping off point to delve deeper. In my early dips into the lifestyle this book helped me to find sex positive educators to follow and learn from.
If you’re listening to the audiobook I highly suggest following along with a digital or physical copy otherwise you miss out on some great visual resources.
Some things could obviously updated - I’m sure Barbara (Chap 7. Tantra) now understands that it’s it’s inappropriate to say “as a radical queer (I describe myself most frequently as a young black drag queen in a blonde female body)…”.
Other than that - an outstanding resource to start asking questions, having conversations, and finding out what you like.
The book is well paced and extremely informative. There are some subjects I’m more interested in than others but the balance of clinical, historical, personal stories, and practical guides for activities breaks it up nicely and gives you a jumping off point to delve deeper. In my early dips into the lifestyle this book helped me to find sex positive educators to follow and learn from.
If you’re listening to the audiobook I highly suggest following along with a digital or physical copy otherwise you miss out on some great visual resources.
Some things could obviously updated - I’m sure Barbara (Chap 7. Tantra) now understands that it’s it’s inappropriate to say “as a radical queer (I describe myself most frequently as a young black drag queen in a blonde female body)…”.
Other than that - an outstanding resource to start asking questions, having conversations, and finding out what you like.