This is my first time reading a book written by Dossie Easton or Janet W. Hardy, but let me tell you... I'll be seeking out their other works as soon as possible. These two are delightful and their personalities and anecdotes and years of experience are injected beautifully into this book.

This book is specifically geared towards bottoms, but I feel that it is a wonderful insight into the minds and inner workings of a wide variety of bottoms and would highly recommend that tops read this book as well!

The New Bottoming Book is entertaining, heartfelt, and well-written, with vivid visuals and accurate metaphors. It is downright, laugh-out-loud funny. The book is incredibly informative and thought-provoking, but not at all technical. This is not a how-to guide. If you're looking to learn about techniques or specific tools and their uses, look elsewhere. This book is a peek into the minds, hearts, and souls of bottoms, filled with plenty of takeaway wisdom for players who are new and curious or who have years of experience under their belts. It is an eye-opening trip through a major part of the BDSM lifestyle.

Well, I have to say, the little image on the front cover creeps me out just a tad. It could be the cartoon armpit hair or it could be the terrifyingly large grin of... pleasure/pain? on the character's face. Luckily, it's only a tiny picture. The title is in the style of a crossword puzzle, with "bOttoming" and "BoOk" sharing an "O". The cover of this book is very discreet and inconspicuous (minus the aforementioned little handcuffed man who resides inside the "O"). It doesn't scream "THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT KINK". I read it at the doctor's office and on the train without being even slightly apprehensive about attracting strange looks.

This book had an incredible impact on me, and I will pass it on to as many fellow players as possible. I have another of their books, The Ethical Slut, on my shelf waiting to be read, and will be hunting down a copy of The New Topping Book as soon as I have the chance.