Pucker Up: A Hands-on Guide to Ecstatic Sex [Hardcover]

Tristan Taormino (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2001

A frank and witty tour of modern sexuality from a knowing young "sexpert" who's seen -- and done -- it all.

From her popular columns and website to her videos and lecture series, Tristan Taormino has garnered raves for her unabashed straight talk about sex. Now, for the first time in book form, she imparts wisdom gleaned from years of adventurous and informative sexual anthropology. As a sex educator, Tristan has listened to thousands of people's most intimate questions. In Pucker Up, she responds to those queries -- no matter how taboo -- giving honest, useful advice that doesn't shy away from sensitive topics.

All the basics are covered here, but Tristan also tackles such topics as strap-ons, female ejaculation, the latest sex toys, erotica and how it can improve your love life, and new strategies for hitting that elusive G-spot. Pucker Up is quite simply an indispensable book for anyone looking for healthy, adventuresome, mind-blowing sex.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In Pucker Up: A Hands-On Guide to Ecstatic Sex, sexpert Tristan Taormino (The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women), who has appeared in Entertainment Weekly, New York, Spin, Playboy and on The Howard Stern Show and the Discovery Channel, combines know-how, enthusiasm, practicalities, compassion and humor to spread the joy of an aspect of our lives "still trivialized, marginalized, and denigrated by most of our cultural institutions." Imparting wisdom on anatomy, communication, safe sex, anal sex, "the basics" (hand jobs and oral sex), toys, tools, erotica, role-playing you name it (don't be shy!), Taormino inspires confidence that all things are possible, not to mention desirable. Illus.

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About the Author

Tristan Taormino is the editor of On Our Backs and a columnist for the Village Voice, Taboo, Penthouse.com, Spectator, and The Loop. She is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women, and directed, produced, and starred in two videos based on the book. She is the editor of the Best Lesbian Erotica series, for which she has edited seven volumes. Taormino has appeared on the Howard Stern Show, Loveline, HBO's Real Sex, MTV, and the Discovery Channel. She teaches workshops and lectures on sex nationwide. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1 edition (September 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060394153
• ISBN-13: 978-0060394158
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tristan Taormino is an award-winning author, columnist, editor, and educator. She is the author of four books and editor of eighteen anthologies, including the Lambda Literary Award-winning series Best Lesbian Erotica. Her popular Village Voice column 'Pucker Up' is nationally syndicated. Tristan has been featured in over 250 publications including The New York Times, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Entertainment Weekly, Details, New York Magazine, and Men's Health. She has appeared on The Howard Stern Show, Loveline, Ricki Lake, and on HBO, CNN, MTV, and The Discovery Channel. She lectures at top colleges and universities and teaches workshops around the world.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pucker Up Baby it's going to be a wild ride!, December 3, 2003

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This review is from: Pucker Up: A Hands-on Guide to Ecstatic Sex (Hardcover)

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.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful guide to many areas of sexuality, September 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pucker Up: A Hands-on Guide to Ecstatic Sex (Hardcover)

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.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous educational guide to enhance anyone's sex life, September 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pucker Up: A Hands-on Guide to Ecstatic Sex (Hardcover)

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.