Rec Sex - book discontinued by Chronicle Books - review by ToyQuest

I decided I wanted Rec Sex to read on the plane on my way to Vegas with a friend. It certainly sounded interesting and informative.

The book is sent wrapped in plastic which is a very good thing because for me because the book was sitting out on my doorstep and was damp from the snow for a few days. EF also sent along a copy of SexIs Magazine. The packaging was solid, and the book was undamaged.

Once on the plane and in the air, I started reading Rec Sex. I'm sure the man sitting across the aisle was amused by the title because he kept looking at me/the book. Anyway, the book has a preface by the authors, Em and Lo, in which they explain that the bolded words are other definitions, and that, as you read, you should go look these other words up. It's like a book in a "choose your own adventure" style. I tried this method and found that I was jumping from place to place which could actually be fun to do some time. Since I had this review to write, I decided to read the book straight through.

The words are all in alphabetical order. Some of the definitions are serious, and some are what you would expect them to be. Some are absolutely hilarious, and others end up going on a rant. Em and Lo stress, wherever possible, to practice safe sex. There are a couple of rants and lectures in the definitions about how to be safe and how it's problematic that people refuse to be safe. At times, I thought this was a bit much, but I cannot fault them for wanting to make a point of having their readers understand that safe sex should always be the #1 priority. Em & Lo entirely made up for their lectures with some really truly hilarious definitions that were laugh-out-loud funny. I was afraid I'd wake my friend up who was sitting next to me; I actually did a few times. I showed her what I had just read, and she'd laugh too.

Rec Sex is definitely a fun and easy read, but it's also informative. It's very extensive at 182 pages in relatively small print. I certainly learned new things, and I do not doubt that if I hear some term that I don't remember, I will go look it up in this book.

This is my absolute go-to dictionary for all things sex. It's a fantastic resource for looking things up when you hear or come across a term you're unfamiliar with. Chances are, it is in this book. Doing the "choose your own adventure" in this book is fun because some words are bold, so you follow it and see where you end up. It's fun to see if you can take different paths to get to the same end as the last time. Overall, it's worth having, even if you think you know it all.