The Good Vibrations Guide: Adult Videos (Good Vibrations Guide To...) (Paperback)

~ Cathy Winks (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Down There Press; illustrated edition edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940208229
• ISBN-13: 978-0940208223
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,326,490 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Selective, but useful and friendly., February 16, 1999

By A Customer

It is difficult to select adult videos, no doubt about it. Especially for women. Now, I'm a straight male, so (supposedly) just about anything would work for me, but in reality, I'm fairly selective. Sexy, like funny, differs greatly from one person to another, so just because my best friend may like a video entitled "Nothin' But Breasts" I may not. The "sex positive" (and mostly female) crew at Open Enterprises/Good Vibrations has put together a guide to what they think are videos worth watching, on the basis of actual storyline, performance, attention to a female viewpoint, and diversity of cast. The effort is appreciated, but to a large degree it is compilation of the brief reviews found in their earlier mail order catalogs. The brief reviews are handy, but seem skimpy in a book-length format. A lengthy grouping of videos by interest (S/M, Feminist, Gay Male, etc.) or performer (Nina Hartly, Jenna Jameson, Seka, etc.) would help, as would some additional artwork. The text includes a brief history of adult films from the 1970s onward, so this title can definitely be considered educational. I would especially recommend this book to viewers who are curious about adult videos but don't want to spend all that time in the little room in the back of the video store.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guide to help you chose what you may like, June 3, 2003

By	TammyJo Eckhart "TammyJo Eckhart" (Bloomington, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is not a "tell all" or an "include all" guide to adult movies. Instead this guide does two things. First it lets us know what types of movies you can get through Good Vibrations and why they are so selective. That probably isn't so interesting to most readers of this review. The second thing this guide does is give a good background on what adults movies should do, advice on finding what you like, and a historical lesson on the industry. If you are looking for hundreds of pages of reviews, that isn't this book, nor will this book give you a blow by blow description of the movies it does review. Instead it helps you figure out what you are looking for and how to find it before you waste another chunk of money on porn you can't stand to watch.