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Down and Dirty Sex Secrets: The New and Naughty Guide to Being Great in Bed

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Unlike alot of How to's for the bedroom this book reads like a conversation over coffee and a donut. To say the least, Tristan Taormino writes about what she knows, SEX.

She began her career in sex education at a sex-toy shop in NYC. She honestly tells you all the sexual anthropology she witnessed and then some.

I did find the book refreshing in style and candor. It doesn't read like an ABC123 this is how you do it book, but somewhat like a personal experience from Ms. Taorminos' mouth to your ear. And let me just warn you now, if you dislike harsh slang maybe you should try a more clinical book.

This book covers all the basics any other sex book would but then she covers it with a little kink.

For the most part, this book did a great job with sex tools and toys. Everything you ever wanted to know but couldn't drag yourself into one of those stores to find out is covered. Once you've read the Sex tools and toys chapter of her book you most decidedly want to check out the goods in person just to see if they really exist.

This book also does a great job of demystifing the female G-Spot, female ejaculation, and anal sex. In very plan language with seemingly life experienced knowlege Ms. Taormino tells you like it is.

I did enjoy many sections of this book but it did just skim some topics. I also felt this was a book for boys who like girls and girls who like girls but fell short of addressing girls who like boys.

Over all the book had some great places in it and great ideas but was decidely toned down from Ms. Taormino's usual Village Voice column and therefore could have been much better.

Worth buying if your interested in tools, toys, and the awsome resource guide.

Pucker Up is easy-to-read and has a lot of useful information that has definitely perked up my sex life. Taormino is very open and shares details about her life and why she cares so much about helping people with their sex lives. She covers everything from the female g-spot, sex toys including vibrators and dildos, to anal sex, safe sex, porn, and BDSM. She also includes questions from readers about all of these topics and answers them. The book is easy to read and comes with a resource guide to find out more information. It's easy to read straight through or skip to chapters that are of particular interest. She also emphasizes communicating with your partner and truly getting to know your own body and desires, which is very important. Altogether a helpful, interesting and intelligent guide to sexuality for men and women.

Sexpert Tristan Taormino brings her trademark humor, warmth, honesty, and vast knowledge of sexuality to this sex guide for both men and women. Through her time working at a sex toy store and her various writings on sexuality, she has learned a lot about female and male sexuality which she shares in this excellent and insightful guide. She details male and female anatomy and erogenous zones, how to figure out what turns you on, communicating with your partner, as well as topics such as the G-spot, anal sex, erotica and porn videos, and BDSM. Throughout, she shares her own personal experiences and those of people she's spoken with to illuminate real issues people have about sexuality and how everyone can enjoy a better sex life and learn more about their bodies and desires. Her tone is friendly and encouraging, and is never stuffy or condescending. She writes at the end of the book, "Sex can be fun, relaxing, life-affirming, mind-blowing, spiritual, and physically and emotionally fulfilling." Pucker Up shows you how to have fabulous sex not by a 1-2-3, "this is how it should be done" approach, but in ways that allow you to figure out what you will feel comfortable with and how to make her suggestions and tips a part of your own unique sex life.

Tristan Taormino is the sexpert for Gen-X. In Pucker Up she attempts to write the Joy of Sex for the new millenium. Unfortunately, her efforts fall short.

It's not that the book is bad because its not. It's just that we are talking sex here not rocket science. Tristan does try to provide the casual reader with lots of information on everything from sexual anatomy to BDSM practices but fails to be complete in any topic. She does make up for this flaw by providing an excellent resource guide at the end that is worth the price of admission.

All in all the book is somewhat too simple. There is lots of basic material on better communication, the joys of adding toys to your routine, adding erotica and role-playing but no real detailed information. If you want details you need to go to the resource guide to get the additional material. The book really is not much of a techniques manual but rather a simple overlook of what could have been much more informative if the topics had been shortened and more detail given to specific aspects of sexuality.

One of the best parts of the book are the questions that accompany each chapter. The reader would have been better served if more questions had been included. These questions are truly the highlights of the work.

That said the book is not bad its just a slow repetitive read at times. I would recommend it if you are looking for very basic information but if you want more there are better source books out there.

Reading through this book, I was impressed not only by Tristan's knowledge of various "sexuality topics," but also the easygoing style she writes in. She immediately makes you comfortable reading and discussing various items, it's almost as if you were meeting her for coffee and discussing things like what sex toy to buy, what adult video might be best, etc. She mentions her former job at a woman-owned sex toy shop in NYC called Toys in Babeland and how she was partially motivated to write this book based on her experiences working there, in her desire to further educate people about sex.

And that's another thing I loved about this book; the amount of information about various items, such as different types of vibrators and dildoes, a chapter about the G-spot and female ejaculation, sexual communication and safe sex, a section on female anatomy, and a chapter about "back door betties and bend over boys (anal sex)," just to name a few. And the accompanying illustrations (esp the female anatomy ones) are wonderful too. Tristan knows quite a bit about the topics she discusses and it shows. I would recommend this book to anyone.

I'm so glad to live in an era where sex-positive information is readily available. Bravo Tristan for a job well done!

I found this book to be a surprising hit amoung my friends!
Taormino has an amazing and frank writing style and an obvious knowledgeable grasp on her topics. I literally couldn't put the book down (and I'm NOT a big reader!). I got the feeling that Taormino honestly cares about my sex life. (is that wierd?) It's like she is reaching out with some of the things that she might find to be common parts of a healthy and hot sex life BUT shares them in a down to earth way for those of us that still find them new...

I also thought that the structure of the book was fantastic.
(my partner just likes to flip through it and look at all the diagrams and lists and stuff!)

Killer addition to any willing and curious couple.

Good book.

Used real language, real information, and real inspiration to put together a great new sex-ed reader for curious/adventurous adults.
I got a lot out of it - and I think that was her point.
Reading the intro to the book really hleped me understand why an outspoken queer woman is stopping and taking the time to write a sex guide that is basically aimed at the non-queer population.
I think she pulled it off great and I appreciate her insight into the common-man's sex life.
Thanks.

As someone who hasn't read much in the way of sex books this was totaly fun! I learned alot and read the whole thing in one day. Her writing style is easy. I've bought 3 for Xmas presents all ready!!

This is a book that isn't afraid to get dirty with sex and is willing to take you along for the ride. The author is knowledgeable about the subjects she discusses and even puts emphasis on certain favorites of hers. The style and frankness are what set this book apart. If you get put off by the use of explicit language or what might be considered crude than you probably want another book. If you're looking for a walk on the wilder side of the bedroom than this is a good book to pick up. It discusses adult videos/books/etc. , bdsm for beginners, role-play, anatomy, anal play for him and her, and female ejaculation. Down and dirty indeed. I give the book an A+ on the StuPage.

From the description, this book sounds like it would be filled with interesting and different information. Instead, it was rather vanilla. You could find all this information just by walking into a toy shop. Nothing new, nothing different, nothing adventurous. Too bad, I was hoping it really would have some new perspectives. The person who wrote it clearly wanted something accessible to the mainstream, but the mainstream probably won't be buying this book and leaving it on their coffee table. I was disappointed - the info like "men will enjoy sex more if they know a woman is totally into it also" is obvious - it is true for women too! The author's attempt to make it more racy by calling it the new "joy of **" (well, another word for sex that starts with an "f") was funny, but other than her occassional crass language, there was nothing saucy or new here. It is probably a good basic primer for any woman who has never bought a toy, her sex is usually missionary, and she is now curious to explore her sexuality, and is written in a humorous and clear manner.