A review by jeffreyp
Talk Dirty to Me: An Intimate Philosophy of Sex, by Sallie Tisdale
4.0
An interesting, personal philosophy of sex. So far I'm really enjoying this--Tisdale does overreach when it comes to the ubiquity of, say, how sexuality permeates life (not everybody experiences the world as such a fully sexual thing as others do), and I have some quibbles regarding how she discusses gender, but what a great book.
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This book is over 14 years old now, and in a way that adds to the fun in reading it. In one section, she talks about ever-expanding inclusion in so-called sexual revolution, and notes that the Lesbian and Gay Parades have just become Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Parades, and she hopes for the time when they will become Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Parades.
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Turns out this is one of those books that gets better as it goes along. Though there are a few things that make the book a little "dated" (specifically, her discussions of trans issues), by the time she gets to the end, this is a nice primer of culture and sexuality, at least from one person's perspective. The strength of the book is found in the personal stories Tisdale sprinkles throughout.
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This book is over 14 years old now, and in a way that adds to the fun in reading it. In one section, she talks about ever-expanding inclusion in so-called sexual revolution, and notes that the Lesbian and Gay Parades have just become Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Parades, and she hopes for the time when they will become Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Parades.
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Turns out this is one of those books that gets better as it goes along. Though there are a few things that make the book a little "dated" (specifically, her discussions of trans issues), by the time she gets to the end, this is a nice primer of culture and sexuality, at least from one person's perspective. The strength of the book is found in the personal stories Tisdale sprinkles throughout.