Bonk

This week I read "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex" by Mary Roach. Roach, best known for her book "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers", brings humor to her latest investigation on the science of sex.

This book was hilarious! Roach not only reads articles, texts, and conducts interviews, she also becomes a participant in some of the current studies. Only someone truly committed to learning about how science has deconstructed sex would have gone to such lengths.

Roach does a great job describing sex research on males and females. (She even includes a how-to on inseminating sows.) But men beware - some chapters will make you cross your legs and squirm. Roach really brings to light how far behind we are in understanding the mechanics of sex and pleasure, especially for women. It points out over and over again that research is not conducted by perverts looking for a good time, but intelligent people who want to understand how the body works in order to help others.

If you would like to read "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex" you can purchase it at Barnes and Noble or find it at your local library.