What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
Mary roach is insatiably curious, asking questions and making observations with an enthusiasm that is a joy to read.
It's an easy read, which i don't say about much nonfiction. Very easy to read but sometimes disconnected from realities" planning on reading spook next.
This book is hilarious and full of very interesting realities of the field of sexology. It’s a book about * that is neither staid nor lewd. Even her chapter titles are giggle-inducing - with titles like the princess and her pea - the woman who moved h... Read More
Cons
Random topics quickly become disruptive and then irritating. Author makes a seemingly interesting topic dull.
Mary roach's stiff is a book about * and primate research. It's difficult to get funding for research because the research boards think you are a pervert. Roach never settles in with a clear perspective on her subject.
Highlights
Quality
That bone dry sense of humor coupled with the knowledge distributed is a total winner
Its wellwritten detailed knowledgable and very funny
It has to do with the location of the injury on the spine and the direction the electrical signals are traveling over the nervous system
Competitiveness
It helps understand yourself and your partner
Religious objections personal discomfort and even hygeine prevent honest and open conversations
Plus if you do a bit of mental gymnastics some of this information could be utilized in your own lifethe only real content warn... Read More
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funny, good and sexual. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 527 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 4 2022.
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I think the author could tone down the use of esoteric adjectives
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I had to google search some of them to find out what she was trying to say
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Tons of facts that are so weird they sound like they shouldnt be true in here
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I was kind of looking more for a book that would help my husband understand and be more openind minded about sex
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I havent finished it yet but i would never give this to my husband to read first of all he couldnt read this and secondly if he did he would probably be scarred for life
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So far it reads more like a history of how ignorant humanity has been about sex and all of the completely moronic sexual things that humanity has done and some of them are really quite horrific like how some african slaves were given repeated vaginal surgeries in the early days of gynocology
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I will probably finish it but it ifeels like it was written more for the novelty which admittedly is a solid genre
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One of our members is a big mary roach fan but she hadnt read this particular book
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