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Summary: Disgusting!
Review: Books like this are why teenage girls are getting pregnant and dying from AIDS! This book is disgusting and NONE should pick it up and read it. She is blase' about everything as if having sex with everyone you meet is normal. The author encourages you to go out and have a sex life full of smut.
Sexuality is sacred and should only be released by yourself until you are in a REAL, COMMITED relationship that you are sure is going to last forevermore. I don't know how anyone can respect themselves after doing some of the things this book describes. Swinging, threesomes and other disgusting things therein pervert the sacredness of our most inner selves. I do agree with her on one point though: thinking sexy thoughts is not bad. Of course it's not! That's just the way humans are programmed and thinking about erotic things is not evil or disgusting, but acting upon disgusting things is. Looking at porn, swining, having disdainful, sardonic sex with people is! No one can respect themselves and be happy living this kind of lifestyle. If you want a REAL, UNPEREVERTED book on SACRED SEXUALITY read Greenflower. BLESSED BE!!
Rating:
Summary: Disgusting!
Review: Books like this are why teenage girls are getting pregnant and dying from AIDS! This book is disgusting and NONE should pick it up and read it. She is blase' about everything as if having sex with everyone you meet is normal. The author encourages you to go out and have a sex life full of smut.
Sexuality is sacred and should only be released by yourself until you are in a REAL, COMMITED relationship that you are sure is going to last forevermore. I don't know how anyone can respect themselves after doing some of the things this book describes. Swinging, threesomes and other disgusting things therein pervert the sacredness of our most inner selves. I do agree with her on one point though: thinking sexy thoughts is not bad. Of course it's not! That's just the way humans are programmed and thinking about erotic things is not evil or disgusting, but acting upon disgusting things is. Looking at porn, swining, having disdainful, sardonic sex with people is! No one can respect themselves and be happy living this kind of lifestyle. If you want a REAL, UNPEREVERTED book on SACRED SEXUALITY read Greenflower. BLESSED BE!!
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Summary: Only Pretends to Be Just About Sex
Review: I think a review of this book would not be complete if it only mentioned
the sex advice given in the text, since it does not
seem that this is the sole intent of the author. The book is
divided in two--one half focuses on defining the patterns of reacting
to members of our families of origin that continue to
contaminate our ability to approach our significant others with clear boundaries,
both psychologically and sexually. The author
does a great job of showing what boundaries are, and how we
can hold on to them. She is clearly rooting for us, the reader, while
dispensing information in an accessible and sometimes
humorous manner. The writing is polished and lucid, randomly
spiced with enjoyable bon mots. The second half of the book goes into more detail about many
aspects of a woman's sexuality and sensuality-fantasies,
S&M(the best section on this subject I have ever seen, having no
relation to the skewed versions of the media), ...,
threesomes, g-spot, etc. There is a wealth of information here,
but the tone of the book does not make the reader feel that
she is being judged by which option she may choose, if any.
The point is not only to allow women access to as much information
as possible, but to help women get rid of negative self-talk that
is taken for granted in a sexual culture that is still dominated by male
interpretation--i.e., that certain behaviors are "slutty," or "if I think this,
I am a BAD girl," etc. The only place for words like these are in a
fantasy that gives one pleasure, not in an actual belief
system. Even though this is a hip and enjoyable must-read, it is also
a serious book. A GREAT combination!
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Summary: A Breakthrough Book for 21st Century Female Sexuality!
Review: If I had a sex therapy practice, How to Be a Babe would be a must read for my female clients. It's kind of a 21st century "For Yourself." How to Be a Babe should be one of those break through books for this decade. With so much of the 80s and 90s having been absorbed by AIDS and then the retro anxieties of extra-marital affairs, my heart jumped a beat when I found How To Be a Babe. While clearly written for mainstream audiences it nonetheless thoughtfully and intelligently discusses things like the g-spot and female ejaculation, swinging, polyamory and anal sex.
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Summary: Only Pretends to Be Just About Sex
Review: The fascinating thing about this book is that it portends to be about how to "get the sex life you deserve," but it's really about getting the life you deserve-- in all AREAS of life, with sex being only one of them. Davidson's mantra seems to be that if you can't be an authentic person in one area of your life, then you aren't going to be very authentic in the bedroom either, and it works. This is a very readable text. I loved the whole-person approach, and Davidson has a true talent for writing and gift with words. She spends a lot of time talking about how to undo negative messages from childhood and why women (and men) end up in bad relationships, but it doesn't come off sounding patronizing or like so much other pop psychology drivel in other self-help books. In fact, I did not consider this a "self-help" book at all. I loved settling in with this book at night, feeling like I was talking with a best friend. I thank Davidson for the gift of this book.
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Summary: Terrific! And about more than sex.
Review: This book is terrific and I highly recommend it. It goes beyond its stated goal of helping you achieve the sex life you want. It?s really about overcoming any number of self-esteem issues that you can undertake on your own to become a more authentic, self-actualized person -- which, naturally, will also put you in closer touch with your erotic center. It?s clearly one of the wisest, most responsible and intelligent self-help books I?ve ever read. And, believe it or not, I think any guy with self-esteem, sexuality or authenticity issues can learn from it also, as long as he can get past the title.
Rating:
Summary: Terrific! And about more than sex.
Review: This book is terrific and I highly recommend it. It goes beyond its stated goal of helping you achieve the sex life you want. It?s really about overcoming any number of self-esteem issues that you can undertake on your own to become a more authentic, self-actualized person -- which, naturally, will also put you in closer touch with your erotic center. It?s clearly one of the wisest, most responsible and intelligent self-help books I?ve ever read. And, believe it or not, I think any guy with self-esteem, sexuality or authenticity issues can learn from it also, as long as he can get past the title.
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