KnittedMushroom reviewed Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
A refreshing piece on sexuality if your high school sex-ed sucked
4 stars
I really enjoyed Emily's discussions and thoughts on sexuality and what motivates sexual desire in (mostly) cis-women. It was a nice chicken soup read for me during COVID since when I was feeling horribly alone and non-sexy, and has given me a more healthier approach to sexuality beyond just the PIV mechanics of sex.
I do wish the focus had been more gender fluid, and a little less hetero-normative, but I understand you gotta aim for a target market somewhere. I think anyone can benefit from this book if they want to be a little bit more introspective on their own sexuality and what motivates their desires.
The book did begin to feel a little repetitive towards the end, so I sped-read through the last bit. Didn't feel like I could quite claim to have "finished" the book, but not because I didn't enjoy it!