Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Paperback)

from burningtodd

This is a fascinating look at a subject, which we all seem to enjoy, but know very little about. Mary Roach is an excellent journalist, in that she does exhaustive research and checks all of her facts before reporting them. This book goes into the history of sex research and discusses the difficu...

from burningtodd

This is a fascinating look at a subject, which we all seem to enjoy, but know very little about. Mary Roach is an excellent journalist, in that she does exhaustive research and checks all of her facts before reporting them. This book goes into the history of sex research and discusses the difficu...

from Cynical_Ames

After getting over the giggles and settled down to read this seriously, I found this book educational, interesting and jaw-dropping. If I'd recorded the soundtrack of me reading this it would be full of giggles, gasps, oh my gods and ewws. Anyone listening would assume I was Bonking, instead of r...

from fredbacon

Mary Roach's new book, Bonk, falls into a category I like to refer to as cocktail party science journalism. This is an odd branch of science journalism which emphasizes witticism rather than wisdom and the curious rather than curiosity, a fact that is signaled by the subtitle: "The Curious Coupli...

from skokie

While the book provides insight into the crazy world of sex research, the author's style is odd and disengaging. The book never reaches any real climax, which was dissapointing and ironic.