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willowoak ([personal profile] willowoak) wrote2004-12-02 08:18 pm

an interesting and very fun book...

I just finished reading Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation by Olivia Judson. It's a fascinating exploration of the evolutionary biology of sex written in the form of advice to the lovelorn. It's got accurate information, is written in a witty, entertaining style, and hey, you get to find out all of the diversity of sexual practices throughout the species.

It reminds me a bit of my high school biology teacher, J.S. Profeta. He was completely whacked, but engaged us in the class...I still remember him leaping up onto the black science tables and demonstrating the lobster mating dance. That's something all these years later. That, and he told us how to make bathtub gin. :)

But if you've ever wondered why certain sexual practices have developed, this is a book for you.