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Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
If your dog had your brain and could speak, and if you asked it what it thought of your sex life, you might be surprised by its response. Read the first page
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A quickie from Diamond,
By Richard Laven (Dumfries Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution Of Human Sexuality (Paperback)
A short, fun book from physiologist Diamond. Not up to the standard of the Third Chimpanzee or Guns, germs and steel, but a worthwile addition to the Science Masters series
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This review is from: Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution Of Human Sexuality (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book far more than others I have read on the same topic. It doesn't pretend to be comprehensive but does highlight various issues in an almost topic essay style. The topics - why don't men lactate? why do women experience the menopause? why do human females have hidden ovulation (and associated continuous interest)? ......However, I am disturbed by one aspect of this book - the thesis that evolution has developed a strategy for an outcome. My behaviour is certainly not one designed overtly to perpetuate the species or to pass on my genes. It seems to me that people - and far less animals - are very unlikely to have developed strategies that have resulted in us being where we are today. Much more likely is the possibility that we are here today - and the other animals - because we happen to have certain behavioural characteristics. Is it important? What if, as a species, humankind had behaved differently? My suspicion is that the variety of (successful) animal behaviours described by Mr Diamond and others, indicates that behaviour may not have such an important role as might have been suspected. My other concern is that, for people anyway, Mr Diamond seems to suggest that human behaviour is consistent - that we don't change as we age, as we develop family ties and responsibilities. What is the role of parenthood in our behaviour and its changes? Perhaps someone needs to write 'Why Parenthood is Fun?' It is undoubtedly a terrific challenge to gestate and then rear a child, but it is also so rewarding even when it impoverishes other aspects of our life. 'Germs, Guns and Steel' - one of the worst titled books I think I've ever come across - was one of my top reads in 2000. I think that the book I am reviewing here shows again Mr Diamond's clear thinking style of prose that is a pleasure to read.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Weak as lolly water...,
By Neil (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution Of Human Sexuality (Paperback)
Why are others so impressed with this book? Beats the heck outa me - the book is *speculative* - and the author admits it right up front in the preface. Yet I have seen it referred to as an authority on sexuality - go figure.Diamond spends much time discussing the sexual habits of other species but never really shows why this is relevant or instructive in connection with human sexuality. He demonstrates that human sexuality is different from that of other species: But so what? How does that advance our understanding of sexuality in humans? Diamond is unable or unwilling to elucidate. A strictly lightweight book suitable only as a coffee table decoration. The bottom line: The author does not even answer his own question posed in the title. Why is sex fun? Read this and you will be none the wiser...
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