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lorna1003's review against another edition
4.0
A great way to talk about sex, especially desire, arousal, consent and the position of women in all these things in the patriarchal setting both currently and historically. Angel pulls at great pop culture references to aid their argument and the continuous references both to other scholars and studies provides a valid basis for the argument.
The issue raised that stuck with me the most was that sex is difficult to objectively study - you can’t remake the conditions of sex organically in a laboratory to examine - either there is a sense of voyeurism or sex isn’t as it would usually be due to being perceived. The significance of consent in this book is also prominent - the inclusion of how men’s violent nature in heteronormative relationships can incite verbal consent and the fear of rejection was so interesting too.
The issue raised that stuck with me the most was that sex is difficult to objectively study - you can’t remake the conditions of sex organically in a laboratory to examine - either there is a sense of voyeurism or sex isn’t as it would usually be due to being perceived. The significance of consent in this book is also prominent - the inclusion of how men’s violent nature in heteronormative relationships can incite verbal consent and the fear of rejection was so interesting too.
strebic's review against another edition
4.0
This is such an interesting examination of consent culture and sexuality, really changed my perspective
juju_432's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
No is a full sentence
emi_dilli's review against another edition
5.0
Incredibly well researched and peppered with relevant and wittily inserted references and studies. I learned so much and questioned so much of what I have been taught about sex and consent.