A review by skepticalri
Oh Joy Sex Toy, Vol. 1 by Matthew Nolan, Erika Moen
5.0
Thank you Dan Savage for introducing me to Erika Moen and OJST, her webcomic that is part review service, part educational resource. The reviews are witty, informative, and thorough. The illustrations are detailed and demonstrate that you don't have to be a gender-conforming, thin heterosexual to have an active sex life. The educational information is not shaming in any way and is actually based on scientific fact. The extras--interviews, autobiographical bits, and such--educate while touching your emotions. Both the spouse and I enjoyed the hell out of this book, and we'll be mailing it to a friend overseas who is only finding herself sexually in her mid-40s. And hopefully, she'll likewise share it. I only wish I had this book 25 years ago when I was an ignorant teenager who had no idea what those weird bodily reactions to various stimuli were all about.
The most brilliant part of this book, and what initially drew me in, and the first lines of the foreword, which should in no way be revolutionary in 2015 but nonetheless amazed me. QFMFT:
"To begin with, Erika does the most radical, queer, perverted thing it's possible to do: she talks about her sex life. She talks about it honestly, sincerely, humorously, and genuinely. In public. On the internet. Without shame. While living in a female body. She's not trying to turn you on...She's just daring to be a female-bodied person who has sex, likes it, and it totally okay with saying so. On the internet."
If you know a teenager trying to figure out how all those parts operate and how to enjoy them, OJST would be a great place for them to start.
The most brilliant part of this book, and what initially drew me in, and the first lines of the foreword, which should in no way be revolutionary in 2015 but nonetheless amazed me. QFMFT:
"To begin with, Erika does the most radical, queer, perverted thing it's possible to do: she talks about her sex life. She talks about it honestly, sincerely, humorously, and genuinely. In public. On the internet. Without shame. While living in a female body. She's not trying to turn you on...She's just daring to be a female-bodied person who has sex, likes it, and it totally okay with saying so. On the internet."
If you know a teenager trying to figure out how all those parts operate and how to enjoy them, OJST would be a great place for them to start.