…badly made.
Which is why, recently presented with these two books for review, I will probably start with the latter:
How S*x Works, by Dr. Sharon Moalem. From the publisher [typos supplied by JES intentionally, to ward off The Wrong Sort of Internet traffic]:
Why are women biologically driven to find Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome?
Can more s*x help ensure a safe pregnancy?
What effect does p0rn0gr@phy have on a man’s fert!l!ty?In this compelling follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Survival of the Sickest, Dr. Sharon Moalem takes us on a trip from prehistory to the forefront of cutting-edge medical research, and through a bedroom or two, to tell the story of how human s*xuality has developed over time. How S*x Works challenges common perceptions about our bodies and provides astonishing discoveries from the frontiers of science as it traces the transformation of s*x across species and through time to its current role in human societies…
Coop, by Michael Perry. From the publisher:
In over his head with two pigs, a dozen chickens, and a baby due any minute, the acclaimed author of Truck: A Love Story gives us a humorous, heartfelt memoir of a new life in the country.
Last seen sleeping off his wedding night in the back of a 1951 International Harvester pickup, Michael Perry is now living in a rickety Wisconsin farmhouse. Faced with thirty-seven acres of fallen fences and overgrown fields, and informed by his pregnant wife that she intends to deliver their baby at home, Perry plumbs his unorthodox childhood — his city-bred parents took in more than a hundred foster children while running a ramshackle dairy farm — for clues to how to proceed as a farmer, a husband, and a father…
Well, they also say that postponement toughens the soul. Something like that, anyhow. Don’t put off till tomorrow, so forth and so on. “They” –whoever they are — must be a barrel of laughs at a party.
P.S. Seriously? I’d more likely buy Coop anyway — even though I haven’t read either one yet. (And it’s got nothing to do with virtue, God knows.)
moonrat says
im DYING to read these reviews.
John says
Moonie: Yeah, okay. Just remember that not all of us can polish off three books a day. :)
marta says
100 foster children? 100? And I can barely wrap my head around my one biological child–and I think he’s great. 100, indeed…
kelly says
I definitely want to read Coop. Sounds awesome!
cynth says
See I read stuff like, “transformation of s*x across species” and you know I just creeped out…Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
John says
marta: That 100 is an amazing number, isn’t it? Seems like so many numbers these days are either way too small or way too big. In almost any other context, 100 would seem to be a nice, manageable figure. But 100 kids?!?
kelly: I’m looking forward to it, too. Started the other night, so far so good!
cynth: Talk about taking words out of context… “[the book] traces the transformation of s*x across species and through time” has NOTHING to do with, like, cross-species trans*xualism. I mean, I know you know that; you’re just being clever, aren’t you? Aren’t you?
Jules says
I’m with moonrat.
And COOP sounds great. Update us, pretty please.
John says
Jules: This is weird. The last time someone seemed to be tapping their foot in anticipation of my writing something was when they needed to grade it. :)