Customer Reviews

Porn for Women

5 star:		(45)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(17)

 

 

It's a joke, folks, it's supposed to be enjoyable. It's not earthshaking or revealing, just some good looking guys doing housework, that sort of thing. If you're offended or feel it sets women back a zillion years, oh well, it sucks to be you. Just don't buy it or act highly offended if somebody passes a copy around.
I intend to buy a few copies* of this book and give them as gifts. It makes me laugh. I think of "That '70s Show" when they were showing the various characters' fantasies. The main mom, Kitty, is laying on the sofa, saying "Oh, right there, Red, oh" and the camera pulls back and you see Red, her character's husband, dusting a tall lamp. It was funny, because it was silly. SO buy it if you think you can take the joke, avoid it if you're easily offended.

*FYI I don't get a kickback from the publishers for recommending this book and I have absolutely nothing to do with the group that put it together. (That was suggested of one of the reviewers) If they wanted to give me a kickback, I'd probably accept. Or not. Depends on what the offer was.

No seriously, I'm your typical, white-bread American woman. 5 foot 4 inches tall, 140 pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes, special education therapist...
This book is hysterical. I couldn't wait to share it with the girls at work. It's full of hunky guys (beefcake?) doing their share around the house with a smile. It would make a great bridal shower gift or birthday present for a friend.
Or better yet, if you're a guy, buy it for your girlfriend/wife and show them that you know the score. :)
My only complaint is that it was so short. I would have loved to have more chuckles.

Artistic shots of men doing housework would have worked better if they were tastefully nude. Calling a fully-dressed man holding a Hoover porn is as misleading as calling a fully-dressed woman holding a spanner porn. I don't think this is offensive, and the people ranting about it give me a case of WTF? But seriously - a tip for next time... a man wearing nothing but rubber gloves and a smile would fit the title better.

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Whoever said this book is lame and sexist needs to have their head examined. Sexist? I'm a 42 year mother of two, former journalist and an 'independent woman'. I found the book hysterical and right on. It's funny, but true. All my friends are passing it around, and our husbands like it even better. It's a great laugh. It's also PG, so one can give it to almost anyone as a gift. I'm giving it to just about everyone on my list!

As an ardent First Amendment supporter and a feminist scholar who has done lots of research on sex work, porn, etc., I fully support women who enjoy "regular" porn, or feminist porn that includes, well, sex, as this book does not. But to the reviewers who slammed this particular book for its "offensive" assumption that women only find housework sexy, I think you're missing the point.

The book is not reifying the notion that women do not like sex. Nor are they claiming that "regular" porn and this brand of "porn" are mutually exclusive, or that women can't appreciate both. They are merely expanding the concept of what's considered sexy, what can be considered a turn-on, and what can be defined as sensual. Rather than narrowly define what is sexy as that which is explicitly sex-oriented (and such a narrow definition would be more offensive, I would think, than any photo in this book), this book evokes a spectrum, and encourages people to find the sensual in the everyday. And c'mon, anything that can make dull chores more exciting should be celebrated!

Yes, it's cheesy and some of the photos/quotes are even cringe-worthy. But that just adds to the campy appeal. But it's also a lighthearted, silly gift book, so there's no need (for detractors or even for me, reading so much into it) to take it so darn seriously. If it's not your idea of fun, simply don't purchase it.

A very funny gift book full of all the things a woman really wants to hear from her man (Get it? Porn for women...) illustrated with pics of good-looking fellas. PG enough to give my mom, my sister and my nieces - which I already did! These guys will do the laundry, bring home chocolate, and not think of letting you clean the toilet! Gave it to friends who had to finish a good laugh before turning the page.
Great gift for mother's day, wedding shower, any darned occasion.

Title "Porn for women" is very catchy and pure work of genius but this book is more visual treat then its content.

Why two stars not three ,

1)There isn`t much content just four male models photographed doing every chore (Like shown on cover) with one liners that you can find easily on internet or chat rooms .Difference is here its presented with pictures.

2)"Meet the Men" section where author give short bio of four models used in book as ideal guys is wrong in my opnion as they don`t cover all races or demographic of men so doesn`t make sense why they been choosen ideal or just advertised to get more modeling jobs.

you can go through whole book in no more then 3-4 minutes as it has only 30 ( i counted them ) one liners for $10 .Choice is yours to make.

I love this calendar. It is a great, funny gift to give to a girlfriend. No complaints on either end.

This is a clever, fun little book with photos of hunky guys saying such 'sexy' things as, "of course you don't look fat in those jeans." I bought several as funny mother's day gifts to my exhausted "mommy" friends, and they all got a big kick out of it and could relate to several of the scenarios in the book. It only takes about 10 minutes to look through, and it's a nice pick-me-up. Enjoy!!

I, and the rest of our family, enjoyed passing this one around when it arrived in my stocking one Christmas. At first I was a little embarrassed to be opening it up in front of my mother-in-law. I was relieved, and delighted, by the inside. It is seriously just a joke. I have a great husband who pulls his share of the housework. I'm a working mother, nothing June Cleaver about me. I was not in any way offended by this. It is not suggesting that women care more about housework than about sex. How many women feel like they are the only ones who notice the dishes in the sink, or wake up to hear the baby crying in the middle of the night only to look over and find their husband snoring away? If you are one of those women, this is the book for you. Like I said, I have a great husband, but there are certainly times when I dream of having him say one of the things that the men in this book do! I agree with one other reviewer that the only downside was the length (of the book, that is :). It is rather short (the book, again, that is).