Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

7 reviews

mlkai's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

easy to read women’s sexuality. definitely keeping some of her points in my brain for awhile. 

pt 1 was my favorite. kind of wish the rest has been truncated but that’s ok. 

i liked the stories of the four women. but i often couldnt keep track of who was who or what happened in the story previously. also could not for the life of my remember the different between liking wanting and learning which made her later references frustrating bc i didn’t fully get them. 

nitpick/formatting thing: the fact that she didn’t use chicago style annotations drove me BONKERS bc i constantly had to go to the end of the book (only to often see it was just a citation w/o commentary —- i created a system quickly but still annoyed me enough to mention in an online review very few ppl will read 😂)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Body shaming

Minor: Stalking and Toxic relationship

karyan1's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

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. 

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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-centrism

sakisreads's review

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

THIS WAS ASTONISHING! I felt like I was learning so much throughout the book that left me astounded and with my mouth wide open 😳 The patriarchy really messed us up (as if we didn’t know that already). I especially enjoyed the part that states ‘all the same parts in different ways’.
I wish I’d gotten this in paper form so that I could use the workbook alongside it, but that might be a goal for another day. It’s one to definitely come back to, I don’t think I could tell you all that went down because there was so much information to digest 🥲 I appreciated the ‘tldr’ sections as well 🥰 Big, big fan of this! 👏🏼

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

jojesweden's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Stalking, Mental illness, Ableism, Lesbophobia, and Body shaming

toberomanced's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book should be required reading for all vulva owners and their partners. It redefines sex and confronts the societal pressures and falsehoods that are heaped upon us every day. Not only does it discuss the acts of sex itself, but it dives deep into the psychology of self-criticism, trauma, and doubt. 

The takeaway from this book is simple: You are normal.

If you've ever felt broken, unworthy, or unloveable, I strongly urge you to pick up this book. It is both funny and powerful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Toxic relationship

clovelatte's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship