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A review by cornmaven
Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen, Matthew Nolan
3.0
Sex and relationship education in graphic novel format, covering all aspects, genders, and orientations. It's pretty straight forward and embracing of diversity. A little bit too perky for my tastes, but teens will probably like it, especially if they are not getting good education at home or in school. Resources included in the back.
I knocked it down a star for one glaring problem - saying that it's perfectly safe to search the internet for out of the box sexual desires is pretty damn wrong. Aside from the fact that those sites are riddled with malware and viruses, vulnerable teens may get caught up in a predator's web. I cannot believe an editor didn't catch that, and I hope that teens will take that with a grain of salt.
I also would have preferred more accurate illustrations of female body parts - the stylized versions were ok, but not enough for me. Maybe a link to a valid website that has photographs would be helpful.
The STD comments were too casual, but I did like the dive into consent. Very important.
I knocked it down a star for one glaring problem - saying that it's perfectly safe to search the internet for out of the box sexual desires is pretty damn wrong. Aside from the fact that those sites are riddled with malware and viruses, vulnerable teens may get caught up in a predator's web. I cannot believe an editor didn't catch that, and I hope that teens will take that with a grain of salt.
I also would have preferred more accurate illustrations of female body parts - the stylized versions were ok, but not enough for me. Maybe a link to a valid website that has photographs would be helpful.
The STD comments were too casual, but I did like the dive into consent. Very important.