Ashley answers “Reading this book at the moment. Did...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence:

Reading this book at the moment. Did anyone else find the first few chapters off-putting, where she tried not to laugh when a man mispronounced "penis" (I mean, he obviously speaks two languages so he's doing better than most of us), and felt "disgusted" by the masturbation machine he made? I did not know people in her line of work were so judgemental. Hoping it improves as I was really impressed by Anna on podcasts.

Ashley I just listened to the beginning of this book and had the same thought. She came off incredibly judgemental and negative. Then apparently after being …moreI just listened to the beginning of this book and had the same thought. She came off incredibly judgemental and negative. Then apparently after being a romance reader for a year it was buttplugs in 50 Shades of Grey that made her realize she had a problem? It may not be your thing but to start a book about the intersection of pleasure and pain with kinkshaming and judgement is not the way to go. (less)

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