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Sugar In My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex (2011)

by Erica Jong(Favorite Author)

3.25 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0061875767 (ISBN13: 9780061875762)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Ecco Press

review 1: I liked a lot of this book, and some of it I really didn't like. I thought a few of the essays were poor, and like many reviewers, didn't love the inclusion of fiction and non-fiction. Mostly it felt like it presented the experiences of a bunch of "edgy women" in the spirit of Jong's work, so in some ways, what you see is what you get there. So they were all "edgy," but not necessarily diverse views, and that got old for me after a while. But some of the essays really were thoughtful and thought-provoking, and I enjoyed reading about the experiences of women of different generations and backgrounds -- including what is prudishness and how it comes about for different women.
review 2: I found a lot I could relate to in this collection and it made me think and re... moreflect a lot. Some of the stories were better than others obviously but they were brave and seemed honest and not smutty. It covers a wide range of sexual experiences but even with all the variety it seriously lacked from a lesbian and/or bisexual voice which I think is a huge oversight. Even if you don't like all or even most of the stories it's a good exercise to think about why you didn't like them and reflect on your own opinions and experiences. less

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