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A review by kim_j_dare
Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen, Matthew Nolan
4.0
There is so much good stuff in this book.
Authors Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan begin their Authors’ Note with, “Sex education isn’t JUST about how bodies smoosh together; it’s about learning what it means to be a human who engages with other humans. Really, sex education is relationship education, because while we’re not all going to have sex, we are all going to have relationships with the people around us. When you learn about the wide world of sex, relationships, and intimacy, you learn more about yourself and others, which helps you to be a better person and to do better by others.”
And that’s the book in a nutshell. The content is very thorough and informative. The graphic format is engaging, if sometimes a little corny. There’s great information on sexuality and gender, body image, and safe sex, AND the authors don’t shy away from conversations about porn, masturbation, and kinks. There are many penises and clitorises and breasts pictured. There’s active heterosexual and homosexual sex pictured. I’m torn on whether I should consider this for my library. I’m feeling cowardly.
Thank you, RH Graphic and NetGalley, for the advance readers copy.
Authors Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan begin their Authors’ Note with, “Sex education isn’t JUST about how bodies smoosh together; it’s about learning what it means to be a human who engages with other humans. Really, sex education is relationship education, because while we’re not all going to have sex, we are all going to have relationships with the people around us. When you learn about the wide world of sex, relationships, and intimacy, you learn more about yourself and others, which helps you to be a better person and to do better by others.”
And that’s the book in a nutshell. The content is very thorough and informative. The graphic format is engaging, if sometimes a little corny. There’s great information on sexuality and gender, body image, and safe sex, AND the authors don’t shy away from conversations about porn, masturbation, and kinks. There are many penises and clitorises and breasts pictured. There’s active heterosexual and homosexual sex pictured. I’m torn on whether I should consider this for my library. I’m feeling cowardly.
Thank you, RH Graphic and NetGalley, for the advance readers copy.