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Satisfaction: Women, Sex, and the Quest for Intimacy

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At first, i was a bit dissapointed with this book. I was expecting some good and hard facts and some new data regarding the American Woman's sex life (and her dissatisfaction with it). This was unfortuantely not that book. But for what it actually is, it does it well. The book is set up into topical sections that are common road blocks to better sex an intimacy. The topics range from prior abuse, to shame, to dealing with a childs budding sexuality, to sex after kids. Every age group of women will find soemthing to enjoy. Even the parts that were not currently relevant to me (i.e. the child rearing bits) were still a good read. I also applaud the author for having the scope of vision to include every life step for a woman, not just hot 20-something sex. Of special note is the chapter on finding the patterns in your attraction-in other words how to stop liking the jerk. A needed bit of advice.
The books conculsions are not scientific, yet the do ring true. At the end of each series of case studies there is a check list to help the reader take charge of failed intimacy and relationships.

I have to say that I am disappointed with this book. Most of the information were case studies and I felt that there was no real information that could be helpful. I felt that the author was trying to give examples of other women with problems in the hope that her readers would say, "Hey, that sounds like me!" However, there was little information about how to deal with that type of problem and I came away with the feeling that maybe I should see a psychiatrist.

With that said, I would recommend this book to anybody who is looking for examples of how therapy can help overcome sexual problems, but not as an insightful, self-help guide to sex.