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“I am done living in a world where women are lied to about their bodies; where women are objects of sexual desire but not subjects of sexual pleasure; where sex is used as a weapon against women; and where women believe their bodies are broken, simply because those bodies are not male. And I am done living in a world where women are trained from birth to treat their bodies as the enemy.”

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

September 21, 2023 by cheerbrarian 2 Comments

CBR Bingo – Sex I started reading this book in December. I finished reading it in July and began this review in August. And I’m here today to finally get it to the finish line. What has taken me so long? This isn’t just your run-of-the-mill book review procrastination, nay, I have a confession to make. I am 41 years old, and I am super duper uncomfortable talking about sex. But I finally bit the bullet and posted a reel review to Instagram where it […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr15bingo, come as you are, Emily Nagoski, Psychology, Self-help, sex, Sexuality, women's health

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr15bingo, come as you are, Emily Nagoski, Psychology, Self-help, sex, Sexuality, women's health ·
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Probably a must-read for any humans who have sex (and some who don’t! and just like learning!)

Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

January 9, 2020 by narfna 3 Comments

I actually first heard about this book from Alyssa Cole. When she visited the Tucson Festival of Books last year, I went to a panel she was on about consent being sexy, and she mentioned that she was reading it, and had learned a lot of things people assume about women’s sexuality was wrong. I put it on my TBR but just never got around to it, despite sexuality being one of my favorite things to read about. Luckily one of my IRL book club […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: come as you are, Emily Nagoski, narfna, research, Self-help, sex therapy, Sexuality, the surprising new science that will transform your sex life

narfna's CBR12 Review No:6 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: come as you are, Emily Nagoski, narfna, research, Self-help, sex therapy, Sexuality, the surprising new science that will transform your sex life ·
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