Sexplorations: Journeys to the Erogenous Frontier

by Anka Radakovich

ild girl Anka Radakovich is on the road and if the sign promises sex, she'll stop. Nudist colonies, love therapists, Vegas--it's all part of the sexual underbelly of America. It isn't pretty, but with Mistress Anka as guide, it's very funny.

Genres: Nonfiction

222 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't get all the hate for Anka cos I don't have any, I think she's pretty funny. Whether its joining Sexaholics Anonymous, hanging out at a nudist colony, going to key parties in man drag or dominatrix gear Anka is the hottest and the funniest one around.

[Barrett · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like her first book was a rehash of her columns, this book is a rehash of the "Wild Girls Club."

[Meghan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book - it made me laugh outloud and convinced me never ever ever to visit a nudist colony.

[Edward Champion · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intermittently amusing, but significantly dated musings on sex in the 90s. You're better off with Cynthia Heimel, to tell you the truth.

[Lilian · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not really written expressly as a book. Sexplorations is a compilation of Anka's previously published columns in Details magazine. I should know, it was always her section I read first whenever I got a copy of Details. Even the photographs have appeared on the magazine, too.

I have to agree that Anka is a sexual anthropologist. I can just imagine people using her essays as reference for adult sexual behaviour during the 1990s. It also occurred to me that this is the raunchy, adult version of Sex and the City, and all this really happened.

This had a lot of LOL sections for me. She's very funny and witty, added to her uninhibited nature. I was thinking it would be fun if she updated this. It would be interesting to know she thinks about celebrity, internet porn and other stuff nowadays. I learned she now writes for British GQ, so she may have written about those topics.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is soooo dated. I might have enjoyed it in the 90s but then my mom would have found it and I would have been grounded. ;-)

A few good moments, but Radakovich's writing is neither informative nor witty. I also got tired of every man she even looks at getting a boner. It's like she can't go two whole pages without reminding us that she has a nice rack and men want to do her. (We GET IT, ok?!)

P.S. If you're interested in sex-positive feminism there are far better books out there. Radakovich likes to throw the term around but she's mostly using it to justify acting like a total skank. (The chapter on her trip to Vegas was embarrassing!)

But hey; she had lots of fun and lots of sex. Good for her!