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Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off The TV And Turned On Their Sex Lives For 101 Days (No Excuses!) (2008)

by Douglas Brown(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0307406970 (ISBN13: 9780307406972)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Crown

review 1: 2 stars= "It was OK." Brown's experience as a journalist makes this a very clear-cut, accessible read. I would recommend it for people who has ever felt like they have slipped into a ho-hum routine with their spouse -- sexual or otherwise.So, first the bad: the retelling of the marathon gets a bit repetitive, and Brown's unease in describing the sex scenes is obvious. I can't really blame him; if my husband wanted to write a book with details about our bedroom antics, I would require a bit more censorship than Brown practices. He tries to change up the lingo so as to avoid sounding too clinical or repetitive, but he doesn't always achieve the latter (avoiding repetition), as many of the chapters end up as: we didn't feel like having sex, but we did, and it was nice. T... morehat idea is kind of the one that instigated the challenge in the first place, no? Not that this couple has drifted apart but just that they have found it too easy to put sex on the back burner. Too often couples don't bother to push beyond that initial lethargy. We get the idea early on that making time for sex can be difficult for couples (my first thought was "Get the TV out of the bedroom!"), but it's worthwhile. So, the repetitious structure gets a little tiring. What I found more interesting was the ways that they had to adjust their overall lifestyle in order to make the act more amenable to both parties, things like keeping the bedroom in an organized state nurturing intimacy, putting for the extra mental energy to come up with new ideas to try, spending time away from the kids, taking care of their bodies, etc. In this way, the book serves as an encouragement to take a look at the little things in your life that stop you and your spouse from having more sex -- not even necessarily sex every day but just breaking up the routine, finding ways to be closer and rekindling desire & fun.I'm a little surprised by some of the reviews who complain about the "erotica" aspect of this book, in that it's not enough or not a turn-on. This is not erotica, nor is it meant to be. It is nonfiction. It is not about the sex itself so much as the personal challenge and the effect it had on this couple's relationship & lifestyle.
review 2: Let me save you some time.wife: we should have sex for 100 days in a row!husband: omg, omg, omg, omg, omgnext 308 pages: we were so tired/sick/busy that normally we wouldn't have had sex, but because of the challenge we did and we are a richer and more fulfilled couple because of it. Neener neener. This book also bears the distinction of containing some of the worst dialog I have ever read, leading me to conclude that the author does not converse with his wife nearly as much as he....well anyway he clearly doesn't know what a real conversation sounds like. I wrote this out on my phone because I hated the book THAT MUCH. less

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