Reviews tagging 'Medical content'
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
4 reviews
zombiezami's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
4.0
Most of what's in this book is stuff I knew already. I think this would be more useful for people with more complicated relationships with sex and their bodies. The author's tone is compassionate and knowledgeable, and I'm sure the book has helped and will continue to help lots of people. I wish that the author was more specific about using terms like "cis" and "dfab" since that's the audience she's discussing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexism, and Body shaming
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Death of parent, War, Terminal illness, Cancer, Alcohol, and Ableism
cis-centrismblackcatkai's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
CW: cis-centered language/science, sexual content, medical content, mentions of sexual assault
overall, a lot of good information. lots of basics, more in-depth discussions, every section has a tl;dr breakdown of what you just read that makes it easier to know basic points to refer to later. it was a bit repetitious with some information/sentences & the author would often mention how something is talked about more in other chapters. generally not a bad thing, but it happened a lot so it just felt like too much at times.
there are a couple stories interwoven throughout the book that correlate with the section/topic being discussed but they often feel disjointed as theyre so broken up that it's easy, when you get back to it, to be confused a moment before the context comes back to you. understandable why the author set it up this way, the execution was just slightly off for me, personally.
Nagoski brings up tons of good points, information, and i did absolutely get emotional in specific sections that super hit home for me, personally, so it can definitely be a book i go back to reference for myself in the future, but i do wish it was a bit more inclusive in it's language in general. i get it, but as a nonbinary afab person, it just got to me, mostly in the beginning sections.
overall, a lot of good information. lots of basics, more in-depth discussions, every section has a tl;dr breakdown of what you just read that makes it easier to know basic points to refer to later. it was a bit repetitious with some information/sentences & the author would often mention how something is talked about more in other chapters. generally not a bad thing, but it happened a lot so it just felt like too much at times.
there are a couple stories interwoven throughout the book that correlate with the section/topic being discussed but they often feel disjointed as theyre so broken up that it's easy, when you get back to it, to be confused a moment before the context comes back to you. understandable why the author set it up this way, the execution was just slightly off for me, personally.
Nagoski brings up tons of good points, information, and i did absolutely get emotional in specific sections that super hit home for me, personally, so it can definitely be a book i go back to reference for myself in the future, but i do wish it was a bit more inclusive in it's language in general. i get it, but as a nonbinary afab person, it just got to me, mostly in the beginning sections.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
kc__'s review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
lee_s's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Medical content
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