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A review by katykelly
A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister
5.0
Entertainingly witty, full of social history and contemporary detail that will fascinate.
'Tis not complete by any means, but does certainly fill in some holes (pun most definitely intended) in one's knowledge of the act we can all blame our existence on.
This is such a fascinating subject, and the author not only mines it for interesting tidbits, facts and discussion topics, but does so with a wit that made me nod appreciatively and even laugh aloud.
With words a big focus of this book, the author debunks myths, taking us on an alternative history of words we would never use in polite (or otherwise) company and leaves you floundering in a sea of your own exploded misconceptions. Yep, that means me.
I could have listened to this for twice as long, covering far more ground. Hygiene, food, machines, the author (who narrates) covers all sorts of interesting areas (these puns just write themselves, don't they?). Narrator/author Lister is easy to listen to, her voice doesn't detract from her own material, and unless I've missed some diagrams and photos, I think the audio version is an excellent way to read this book.
I'll be listening to it again at some point, and some of the facts here have stayed with me.
Excellent audio choice, for those interested in sex and social history.
With thanks to Nudge Books for providing a sample Audible copy.
'Tis not complete by any means, but does certainly fill in some holes (pun most definitely intended) in one's knowledge of the act we can all blame our existence on.
This is such a fascinating subject, and the author not only mines it for interesting tidbits, facts and discussion topics, but does so with a wit that made me nod appreciatively and even laugh aloud.
With words a big focus of this book, the author debunks myths, taking us on an alternative history of words we would never use in polite (or otherwise) company and leaves you floundering in a sea of your own exploded misconceptions. Yep, that means me.
I could have listened to this for twice as long, covering far more ground. Hygiene, food, machines, the author (who narrates) covers all sorts of interesting areas (these puns just write themselves, don't they?). Narrator/author Lister is easy to listen to, her voice doesn't detract from her own material, and unless I've missed some diagrams and photos, I think the audio version is an excellent way to read this book.
I'll be listening to it again at some point, and some of the facts here have stayed with me.
Excellent audio choice, for those interested in sex and social history.
With thanks to Nudge Books for providing a sample Audible copy.