Sugar in my bowl

real women write about real sex

238 pages

English language

Published March 13, 2011 by Ecco.

ISBN:
978-0-06-187576-2
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OCLC Number:
670475491

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When it comes to sex, what do women want? In this eye-opening collection, Erica Jong reveals that every woman has her own answer. Susan Cheever talks about the "excruciating hazards of casual sex," while Gail Collins recounts her Catholic upbringing in Cincinnati and the nuns who passionately forbade her from having "carnal relations." Jennifer Weiner explores how, in love, the body can play just as big a role as the heart. The octogenarians in Karen Abbott's sharp-eyed piece possess a passion that could give Betty White a run for her money. Molly Jong-Fast reflects on her unconventional upbringing and why a whole generation of young women have rejected "free love" in favor of Bugaboo strollers and Mommy-and-me yoga. Sex, it turns out, can be as fleeting, heavy, mundane, and intense as the rest of life. Indeed, as Jong states in her powerful introduction: "the truth is--sex is life."--From publisher description.

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Although some essays were more interesting and valuable to a pro-sex effort than others, almost every story was fascinating. This book has a pretty great array of underlying history, as well. It got me thinking how many fantastic, illuminating, or just plain "huh. that's interesting" stories about our sexuality actually exist in each person's lives. But where else do you have a safe space, or the support to be brave enough to write about your daughter's diddling, the physical and emotional pain of sex after childbirth, or the feeling of almost having sex but not quite getting there? This book fills a needed niche.

Subjects

  • Women
  • Sexual behavior
  • Sex