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Exhibitionism for the Shy: Show Off, Dress Up, and Talk Hot
by
Carol Queen
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Paperback, 248 pages
Published
September 1st 2002
by Down There Press
(first published January 1995)
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I was once a quite shy and sexually uptight gal with a hidden exhibitionist streak. This book really helped me to except and explore that aspect of my sexuality, and fight societal and mainstream sex negative myths about how people who like to be watched in some way sexually: stripping, dancing, having public sex, burlesque, porn, "whatever" are somehow automatically victims of abuse, are wrong, bad, dirty, somehow defective. I really encourage all those gals out there, who have ever dreamed of...more
"What I learned from this book": that I'm not really that shy.
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I really liked this book. It gave me lots of ideas on how to be less reserved and more adjectives to work with. Ms. Queen lost me around the chapter on personas but that's because personas are a little more indepth than I'm ready for right now but I will keep the book as an excellent reference source. It will help me embrace my nerve. What I liked most about this book is that I felt like it was realistic. Let your exhibitionism be based in who you are. That was terrific advise for me and it's ho...more
Jun 22, 2007
Needleroozer
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
shy people who still wan to have sex
Shelves:
sex
This book offers shy folks a lot of good tips for coming out of their sexual shell.
Here's what I wrote about it in my women's sexuality reading list:
Carol Queen rocks! She is sex positive to a delightful extreme. In this how-to manual, she starts by telling us "How I Became Bold." She uses the rest of the chapters to tell us how we can become sexually bold too. Carols says, "The whole aim of this book is to help you identify things you'd like to try, even if the idea of doing so frightens you a...more
Here's what I wrote about it in my women's sexuality reading list:
Carol Queen rocks! She is sex positive to a delightful extreme. In this how-to manual, she starts by telling us "How I Became Bold." She uses the rest of the chapters to tell us how we can become sexually bold too. Carols says, "The whole aim of this book is to help you identify things you'd like to try, even if the idea of doing so frightens you a...more
Great book! It helps overcome shyness for sexual fantasies.
It's OK, but I doubt it is going to change anyones life.
Halfway read. Quite interesting and informative for those who are just getting into or want to get into experimenting with their sexual practices. Includes all kinds of very practical issues like dealing with emotions, talking with partners, etc.
I found it less useful for shy exhibitionists who are well read in sex-positivity, but useful as long as you know when to skip a paragraph or two.
I found it less useful for shy exhibitionists who are well read in sex-positivity, but useful as long as you know when to skip a paragraph or two.
This book is not about exhibitionism in the non-consensual clinical sense. Instead Carol Queen offers plenty of advice and tips to help the sexually timid emerge from their shells by themselves and with partners. I am not that shy, but there were some fun ideas for generating conversations and sharing ideas with a lover that I found useful.
I'm going to call this The Little Book of Self-Esteem. If you have even a smidgeon of doubt regarding your sexual self, this will likely help, plus it's so darn fun to read! Lots of ideas to spice up not only your outside relationships, but also (and most importantly) your relationship with yourself.
I love Carol Queen's writing so I snapped this book up, but I guess I'm really not very shy so I didn't find it personally useful.
Still, if you are looking for a little spice, it's always nice to read Carol's no-nonsense approach to sexuality in various forms.
Still, if you are looking for a little spice, it's always nice to read Carol's no-nonsense approach to sexuality in various forms.
Aug 17, 2008
Nick
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Most Adults
Recommended to Nick by:
My eyes
There is something to be said for this book. It is a book that is for everyone. I think that I won't try most of what I read, which only made the book all the more informative. It's something to ponder.
I've used the list of dirty words in the appendix as a reference when writing dirty stories.
This book was a lot of help in my journey away from timidity.
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Carol Queen is an American author, editor, sociologist and sexologist active in the sex-positive feminism movement. Queen has written on human sexuality in books such as Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture. She has written a sex tutorial, Exhibitionism for the Shy: Show Off, Dress Up and Talk Hot, as well as erotica, such as the novel The Leather Daddy and the Femme. Queen has...more
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