Reviewed by William Dean (12/13/00)
When
was the last time you bought an encyclopedia? We don’t have those
door-to-door folks ringing our chimes anymore, and what a pity that
is, considering the subject of this one. Apart from being a licensed
pilot, skydiver, and businesswoman, the author is also a member of
the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex and the American Association
of Sex Educators. And, frankly, the erudite Ms. Love sure educated
this reviewer about certain kinks that weren't yet in my sexual vocabulary.
For example:
"Psychic Orgasms"..."women can experience orgasms
(reviewer's note: this means without genital stimulation) over the
phone (yep, been there, did that), by fantasy (check)...when combing
their hair, passing water, rope-climbing, rides in fairgrounds,
hearing a man’s voice, sitting next to a man on a bus, being shouted
at, being late, listening to music or poetry..." I want to
know where these women hang out!
If you're shy or reluctant to make that psychic friend more than
just a friend, the Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices
is chock full of other nifty dirty deeds and erotic techniques to
drive yourself and others wild with pleasure. It may, in fact, be
the ideal coffee table book to casually display among the glossy
mags and large print picture books. What guest could resist at least
thumbing through its 300-odd pages to see in what detail their particular
kinks are described?
Of course, all the usual suspects are included, with historical
backgrounds and up-to-date overviews that can assure readers they,
too, can become erotic guides for self and partners. Reading this
encyclopedia can also pretty much make sure you won't be caught
blushing and confused the next time your unusual-fetish neighbor
or fellow partygoer starts raving about their:
"Salirophilia." "people aroused by the tasting
of salty bodily fluids such as sweat."
"Mother Goose Club." "...Jack and Jill Off masturbation
parties where safe sex and condoms, latex gloves, and dental dams
are the rule." No penetration, please!
Or maybe you need to bone up on your Pseudozoophilia? I personally
know women who thoroughly enjoy this sort of fantasy game, where
a partner plays the role of an animal during foreplay and sex.
"Some people make animal noises during sex, and others wear
a mask or other animal fetish gear. Stuffed animals, masks, and
puppets are likewise used for fellatio or masturbation sex games.
One of San Francisco's leather bars has an event called the S/M
Circus where people dress as different exotic animals and are taught
to perform the same as their animal counterparts."
Got a kink you think is a little bizarre or strange? Don’t worry,
you’re not alone in it, and someone has studied its intricacies enough
so that there’s an entry in the Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices.
My advice -- get a copy and see if those naughty line illustrations
remind you of someone you know...intimately.
