The author's voice reminded me of a drunk aunt at a family reunion that corners you and traps you in conversation for an hour.
My guess with this book is that it was written by a once relevant person in a time when information was a little bit harder to come across. The first two chapters are self serving advertisements and drum rolls leading up to the title of the book, and then there's three four page chapters about "how to satisfy a woman every time." Then the next 100 pages are more self serving advertisements, a lesson in theology, and a numbers game of daily vitamins.
I could see how at one time this book could maybe be good, but in our current information age where we can get specific information and check sources and what not, it's irrelevant and obsolete. Not to say the purpose the book tries to achieve is irrelevant *wink wink*, just that using the book as a tool to accomplish that goal is obsolete.
Pretty good common sense advice. Penthouse is not real sex, neither is porn. Nothing wrong with a little of the aforementioned, but certian parts of our anatomy associated with making love have nerve endings. Harder is not always better, the author explains, and she would be correct. Quality takes time, and a gentle hand... or in this case, ...umm...not a hand.
My sister-in-law gave me this book to read years ago. It was a good book. Short and light reading. I gave it away as soon as I finished it because I was too embarrassed to have book with this title laying around my apartment.
BRILLIANT EVERY MAN AND WOMAN SHOULD READ THIS BOOK Tells a man and a woman explicitly exactly what to do and how to do it to give a woman an orgasm every time.
Many books I read are books that no-one wanted. Books I found for free or were donated to the charity shop where I work. This book doesn't have useful advice other than "don't just go banging away like crazy" and "maybe you suck in bed but she's not telling you because you're so hard to talk to".
For good sex you need COMMUNICATION AND LOVE. This is just another instruction manual, and if someone were to try this crap on me I would hate it. Maybe just find out what whoever you're with likes? I can see why someone discarded this book.
Short book and simple language. The book isn't very well written. The author spends a lot of time spouting personal religious beliefs and views on love, sex, health, and relationships. The audience is very much for monogamous Christians who have a traditional views of gender roles. I read another review that stated the author sounds like a drunk aunt who's cornered you at a family gathering and that sums up a lot of how I felt getting through this book.
Radiolab asked listeners for their sex ed recommendations.
Marshall, a Radiolab listener, says, "I read this within months of having sex for the first time and it literally set the tone for every [straight] sexual encounter I ever had. It's probably the most important book I've ever read."
• Secular worldview, a little woo-woo, sex is only for married couples – but self-pleasuring is great and to be done as often as desired (a statement I disagree with) • Summary: He needs to be soft and gentle (with some teasing), and ladies—don’t fake it! • Goal is intercourse only climax (not attainable for all women, sad goal) • Feel free to skip entire erotic story examples at the beginning
Additional context: I facilitate a small group among Christian women for support in implementing Laura Doyle's 6 Skills in The Empowered Wife. There was interest expressed to read a more "physical intimacy" focused book, and we read The Good Girl's Guide as part of a book club within that group. However, feeling somewhat disappointed in The Good Girl's Guide, I've now determined to read several other books in an effort to find better sex books to recommend to fellow Christians. This was a book that I'd had laying around for over 2 decades, and I decided to reread it.
I found this book while searching through my grandfather’s library and ironically picked it up as I found it amusing. I was not prepared for how earnest, vulnerable, and honest the contents of this book were and I now whole-heartedly believe that every man and woman should read it, at the very least to debunk the myths of the female orgasm and expose the shocking amount of woman that fake them every single time.
I’m not saying that this book has all the answers, but I do believe that by approaching it with humility and curiosity it can reveal valuable insights into our sexual relationships with ourselves and our partners.
I enjoyed reading the perspective that Naura gives about how men and women perceive things differently. She touches on a few aspects that I feel can help help men have a better understanding of what me are doing wrong and what women are thinking about what men are doing wrong. It was a nice eye opener.
As other commenters have said, there's a lot of self-serving self-promotion in the book. I skipped the chapters about religion and vitamins. There's only a little bit of actual advice in here. The book also more or less assumes all women are the same, which is not very wise.