Bonk A curious Coupling of Science and Sex - 982 Words

Bonk: A curious Coupling of Science and Sex begins with the beginnings of the study of sex, starting with our attempts to learn about human sex from animal sex. She makes sure to cover the most important researchers and the critique that the public held. Roach (2008) proceeded to talk about the processes that Masters and Johnson used to start understanding the female orgasm, which led her to question if and why women can achieve orgasm from a robotic piston. Afterward, she covers some myths, one of which was started by Napoleons Great-Granddaughter, about female sex (Roach, 2008). The most common myth that was covered was that women whose clitoris is more than an inch from their urethra are hard challenged to reach climax (Roach, 2008).†¦show more content†¦Mary Roachs â€Å"Bonk: A Curious Coupling of Science and Sex† is a book that challenges writing conventions quite thoroughly, as it is rare to see a book aimed at the general public that covers the topic of sex so frankly. The book is written with a solid blend of fact and humor, allowing people to laugh at topics that they would never even think of bringing up in a setting with a stranger. She does a good job in that regard, and she does make sure to leave no stone unturned. My biggest personal issue with the book is that she spends a large amount of her time on seemingly random musings, irrelevant information, and the like. This makes her book a bit of a slow read. Despite my discontentment with the slow read, I feel that she does a really solid job in discussing the history of this field, and the people who propelled us through sexual psychology. She made sure to refer to many people, to the point that I cannot recall any unsupported claim. One thing that is interesting to me is that this book does not actually cover topics the class or text have covered. I feel this is because of Americas fear of talking about sex. I feel that this book is very much designed for those who are more comfor table with sex or those who are at least a little curious about this topic. I would definitely recommend this book to that demographic. This book was quite interesting to me, as sex has often been a topic in my household, mostly as a joke but also as a