An interesting non-fiction book on "the extraordinary sex lives of ordinary people".

Perhaps it's the openness in our society now, but I've failed to see what was so "extraordinary" about the sex lives of the people in the book.

Take Marie, a hairdresser who encouraged her husband to look for sex with others during her pregnancy, albeit jokingly, and got what she wanted. It is in my opinion that such things are happening all around us and that there is nothing shocking or alarming to it.

Guys and girls looking for a partner but at the same time sleeping around, women trying to find a husband and going through relationships that fail one after another; these are all nothing 'extraordinary'. I would think that the 'e' word was used with injustice for this book.

The main theme of the book is not about sex, but the role of it and how sex changes a relationship and the dating game.

I got tired of the book after awhile and there is nothing "funny" in it, as the backcover claimed. It is, however, fast moving but not an easy read.

Read this to help you get to sleep.

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