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The Sexual Connection: Mating the Wild Way
Book by Sparks, John
152 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1977
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December 21, 2024
In dit werk, met als titel voor de Nederlandstalige versie 'Dierlijke passie en paring: seks en erotiek in de dierenwereld' bespreekt John Sparks de natuurlijke drang tot copulatie op onze planeet in al zijn geuren en kleuren. Vleugjes humor worden afgewisseld met langdradigheid maar al bij al is het een leerzaam boek dat ons meerdere inzichten verschaft over een alomtegenwoordig onderwerp. Het werk dateert uit 1977 en is dus nog niet bezoedeld met de obsessie om de realiteit te negeren uit respect voor gevoelens, in één woord: woke. De logica achter het feit dat er maar twee geslachten zijn en geen drie of vier wordt goed uitgelegd, alsook de natuurlijke rolpatronen van man en vrouw, die wisselen per soort, en het feit dat een geslacht wordt bepaald door chromosomen, en niets anders, met als gevolg dat sommige ongewervelden en ook vissen van geslacht kunnen veranderen maar zeker geen zoogdieren.
March 10, 2013
Couldn't finish this because I was reading too many books at the same time. Never a good idea, and I should have learnt by now not to do this. Was also distracted by pointless stuff, so couldn't give the book my proper attention.
However I do remember that the concept of the book was interesting. However the author (if i remember right) makes trashy connections and comments about the subject, when if he had of stuck to biological comments it would have been more interesting. I don't think he figured out his target audience accurately. Most people reading this book are probably doing so because they love animals, not to get cheap animal titillations. The narrative voice (yes I know the book is non-fiction) is one that tries to make crass jokes and silly analogies, rather than sticking with what is actually interesting; the science behind the observations and stuff.
This review is kind of lacklustre cause I should have written it months ago, as I am only writing it from memory alone. And I am being very broad in my definition because I didn't read it all, and I want to leave room to add to this review should I come back to read the end (which i doubt I will, unless my local library burns down).
Sorry for this silly review, value others review over my mine. Why am I blabbing today?
However I do remember that the concept of the book was interesting. However the author (if i remember right) makes trashy connections and comments about the subject, when if he had of stuck to biological comments it would have been more interesting. I don't think he figured out his target audience accurately. Most people reading this book are probably doing so because they love animals, not to get cheap animal titillations. The narrative voice (yes I know the book is non-fiction) is one that tries to make crass jokes and silly analogies, rather than sticking with what is actually interesting; the science behind the observations and stuff.
This review is kind of lacklustre cause I should have written it months ago, as I am only writing it from memory alone. And I am being very broad in my definition because I didn't read it all, and I want to leave room to add to this review should I come back to read the end (which i doubt I will, unless my local library burns down).
Sorry for this silly review, value others review over my mine. Why am I blabbing today?
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