Customer Reviews

Sofasosexy: Turning A Cheap Sofa Into An Object Of Desire

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The models are not sleek fashion models on a modern couch. They are not sexy in the way a sports car is considered but more like the comfortable, worn, brown vinyl sofa that pops up throughout the book.
The predominant feel is of skin and the beautiful hairs and colors that are noticed when in a sensual, engaged state. The photos may move anywhere on the body but never feel like the bare naked exposure of pornography. I found this book refreshing. Artful but not in the tired, traditional "ART" black and white erotic photography way.
The best sexy images I've seen in a while. The only criticism is that, for an unusual book, the models were of the body type and age of most models in fashion magazines. The women are no doubt beautiful but the same beauty could be found in models of other ages and shapes - maybe in a sequel to Sofasexy.

A sexy book filled with pictures of natural beauty and honesty. There is no book out there that celebrates the woman with such honesty and geniality. The girls are beautiful and natural, not to mention happy with themselves. Plus, wonderful zealous use of the ringflash :)

some one some where is being different, whether it is Rankin or the publisher its nice to think that there are still people willing to be creative with books. just have fun with it

It's a little collection of flash-on-camera closeups. Some of them have that accidental-snapshot charm. The cover photo is by far the most engaging. Perhaps the pictures could be cut out of the book and assembled into a Hockney-esque collage of a famous model. Not much money, not very well spent, in sum.

When I read the editorial review for this book, I was really excited. I really have liked the editorial stuff that Rankin has done for a variety of different publications, but this book is really not at all what he's capable of. When the editiorial review stated, "some of the sexiest models and glamour girls participated in this project", I had to laugh. While they maybe top models, when you see the photos, the models are not made up to be sexy or glamorous, despite the closeups of cleavage and body parts. If you think what you are receiving is a book of full body glamour shots of sexy models on the retro sofa, please reconsider. What you get is a lot of closeup shots of body parts instead. Sorry Mr. Rankin but you are way better than this.

The reviewer who said this is a collection of puzzle pieces, or Polaroids, was half right. Not many (if any) of these photos would be considered stylish, quality, or sexy if done by anyone. Cramped into this format, poorly cropped, you spend more time looking at the fold between pages and wondering what the photo might have been. Coming from Rankin, given the price, it looks like he was late on a rent payment and threw this together quickly over a weekend. The models are unattractive, to the extent you can make them out, and the photographs present them in an even-more-unflattering light. The shots of the empty sofa actually had more going for them than the shots of the models.