I decided to start a book club here in Great Falls, and in preparation I went to Good Reads and selected some of their top non-fiction books as possible book club books. Everyone voted and somehow this book about sex was the winner. I finished the book last night and I really enjoyed it!
I might have oversold the book to my co-worker who recently started reading it and has surmised that it is kinda boring. To be fair, this is not an erotic book nor a "how-to". It's more a history of the scientific exploration of sex and some of the neat "behind the scenes" findings. It's hilarious to read about all of the various experiments that have been performed. Did you know that Kinsey had literally thousands of people come to his attic and video taped them having sex so that the could study them in detail later? Or did you know that many quadriplegics can still orgasm? This book will tell you how that's possible and what it means about how all of our bodies work. One of the most interesting details to me was that lubricant is actually blood plasma. Who knew?!? Also interesting was that women become physically aroused more easily than men, they just don't realize it. Even watching monkeys have sex will have a physical effect on most women whereas men appear to be pickier.
This book is full of random facts and stories that are just kinda fun. The author's sense of humor made the book extremely accessible to me. Her writing style is fantastic and I now plan on reading all of her books. If you like science books and aren't squicked out by blunt talk about sex, I highly recommend!
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