Rating: Summary: Goes against God Review: I read this as a relatively young woman, and Lord did it make an impression on me. It features many passages endorsing beastiality, something I find morally reprehensible. If you agree, then BINGO! You now know to steer clear of this garbarge. I'm not an advocate of book-burning, but I wouldn't mind throwing a few copies of this on a bonfire.
Rating: Summary: Go Nancy! Review: I've owned this book for years, and it hasn't left my beside in all that time. When I bought it, I was in my twenties, and it made me realize that fantasy lives were not restricted to men. And that my fantasies were normal--even (gasp) healthy! Did I learn that from Friday? Nope. I ignored her introductions, as I'm sure most of us did. I figure it out from the numerous women who wrote her and shared their intimate moments. Although our fantasies may differ, they reaffirm that we have every right to relish our own sexuality. On a side note: the Editorial review really ticked me off. Why is it just fine for men to fantasize using "dirty" words but if we use them, we're no longer feminine? Who declares we must be "dainty" in order to be evolved? Just know when you buy this book that it's not the flowery language you'll find in your drug store romance novel. It's real (sometimes a little out there, but real nonetheless). I'm not embarrassed to admit that Nancy Friday's books come very close to being a woman's equivalent to Penthouse. We love the words--the men love the pictures. (okay, so I'm not embarrassed unless my mother-in-law reads this) It's all healthy. Go Nancy!
Rating: Summary: Quit with the psychobable Review: If I wanted to read a book about the psychological reasons for fantasy and an anaylsis of how women are changing through time, I would have read one by a psychologist. Reading a small sample of fantasies mailed to you does not make you an expert. Stop analysing and just report like you did with the first two books!
Rating: Summary: Interesting Study Review: Let's be straight. This is a book full of real people's sexual fantasies. It's not guided by some moral code the world imposes on us, nor is it subject to the same code when being read. It is individual's fantasies. Escapism, exploration of the mind where boundaries have no place. The reader is supposed to have reactions evoked, because some of what happens within a world of fantasy is so outside the real worlds acceptability that when looked at form the real world, it seems alien, and stimulates our ingrained sense of right or wrong. It gives an insight into the women who've contributed psyche, often how women as sexual beings have been repressed by the world around them, and unable or unwilling because of their confines to rebel in the real world, have conjured in their minds elaborate and amazing ways to escape mentally, which in turn, has enabled the conscious self to accept who they are, and apply their OWN morals and values to their lives, rather than ones given to them by their parents and religions and upbringing! An uplifting book for those who aren't afraid to explore themselves.
Rating: Summary: evrybody has their own day. Review: more pleasure u get from live section. go and try yourself>
Rating: Summary: Wonderful! Review: Mrs. Friday did a wondeful job of really explaining sexual fantisy. I learned alot from reading other women's fantisies, but I learned even more from reading her thought-provoking interpretations. This book really made me look at myself and my sexuality. Much Kudos to you, Nancy!
Rating: Summary: A study that is both informative, and seductive Review: Nancy Friday has long written about women's sexuality, and here in _Women on Top_, she continues that tradition. Published in 1991, Friday discusses how the women's movement has affected the way women think and feel about sex, and goes into the relationship between how women think of themselves, and how they think about sex. Drawing from many transcribed fantasies, written in each woman's own words, Friday breaks through cultural taboos unflinchingly, and offers a frank discussion. This book will please both academic and prurient interestt, and it may help readers feel more comfortable with their own sexuality and fantasies.
Rating: Summary: The most I've ever learned about myself! Review: There are so many things that I have always fantasied about, but was brought up in a sexually suppressed environment and was taught that they were wrong. Nancy has become like a friend holding my hand telling me that I am normal and that it's okay! I feel like a sexual weight has been lifted off of my shoulders and I can now live my life guilt free! I will be grateful forever for what I have realized in the short time that it took me to finish your book. My husband has even noticed a positive change in our sex life, now that I'm not as insecure! Thanks again, Nancy!
Rating: Summary: We know what you're doing! Review: There is no doubt about the role this little book will take in the lives of its readers, and the important place it will take in their bed side cabinet. And there's nothing wrong with that. The most amusing facet of these books is their power to send MEN into twitching justifications of why they read this book - because they want to be more in touch with the female sex apparently..
Rating: Summary: WOW!! Review: This book has stayed by my bedside since it came out in hardcover. Most of the stories left me breathless and eager to read more. I strongly recommed this book to singles who need alittle 'fantasy' to help them through a lonely night or for couples to snuggle up and read together. Very educational for men who would like a deeper understanding of how women work.
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