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Liked It4 of 4 members found this review helpful “Mary Roach is back! I'm very pleased to recommend her latest work, "Bonk". It's almost as good as her first book, "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Cadavers", and once again, I was entertained, amused, and instructed. Not every work of non-fiction can lay claim to that! |
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“The study of Sexual Physiology, both current and historical could have been a subject treated by some as a boring tome, difficult to read and dry. In the hands of Mary Roach, the material is given a lighter and more humorous touch. Don’t underestimate though, this book is full of information, and the author has gone to great lengths to research the material. She has even gone so far as to participate in one of the research projects.
Marilyn L wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I guarantee that no matter how long or how many blocks you’ve been around, there will be something to learn about sex for you in this book. It’s full of interesting footnotes, most of them, more of an aside than a traditional notation of references.
I was drawn in by the title, but it really was a quite interesting read.”“very funny and informative”
judy h wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Slowly making my way through it.”
Mattlee wrote this review Saturday, October 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ms. Roach's prose is smart, serious when it needs to be, but never quite losing the smirk that a subject like this needs.”
Birdhouse in Your Soul wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Funny and interesting, definitely worth a read.”
Asher L wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A fun and enlightening look at experiements in human sexuality over time and the role science has played in that regards. Touches topics lightly and is more interested in the societial role rather than the developmental role of science. A very light, but fun read.”
Jim G wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Bonk: the curious coupling of science and sex”
Penny D wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I learned so much from this book it is scarey! I may be 37 with 3 college degrees but my sex learning ended at 13 in junior high with a science teacher that could not handle girls asking "When is it safest to have sex and NOT get pregnant?" Someone told me that if you are not asking the right questions like that and "How much will I bleed when I lose my virginity and will it hurt?" No one ever gave us straight answers. Now I know.”
Rowan is really tired, but she is blowing through books... wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very funny”
Linda L wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Full of funny - yet useful - information about a topic everybody's interested in. I learned some things I've always wondered about...and a few things that were interesting but I kind of wish I didn't know. ;o) ”
sara k wrote this review Monday, October 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
