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Indlæser... The Other Side of Desire: Four Journeys into the Far Realms of Lust and Longingaf Daniel Bergner
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. While the subject matter is compelling- what is a "kink", and how does it come about?- this book offers very little in the way of insights or information. One problem is that the author seems overly credulous: he takes the word of his subjects, be they paraphiliacs or scientists- without weighing what they say against anything else- even published facts, in the case of the pedophile stepfather; one wouldhave thought a journalist, in particular, would have looked up the newspaper accounts sooner rather than later. A bigger problem, though, is that the writing zooms all over the place. Partial anecdote! scientific study! Interview with therapist! then maybe zooming back to touch on one of the previous before hitting a new tangent! It did keep me unsure of what was going on, which tends to lead to people being more credulous themselves... but I didn't appreciate that; it felt overly manipulative, and the end result was increased confusion rather than understanding. Not recommended if you want insight rather than "intellectual" titillation. This book tells the story of four individuals who have sexual interests that are, to a greater or lesser degree, outside the mainstream. The author talks to foot fetishist, a dominatrix, a amputee fetishist and a convicted molester about their desires and how their desires affect their lives. I think the selections are uneven. The foot fetishist is the most interesting and the one that I felt the most sympathy for because he is genuinely tormented by his proclivity. The others were less sympathetic, either because of their particular interest or their personalities. I also have to say that two of the four people in the book are receiving therapy and I think the therapy may be doing more harm than good. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Jacob is a man with an overwhelming attraction to female feet. The Baroness is a clothing designer and evangelical sadist. Roy is a wedding band singer entranced by his stepdaughter. Ron and Laura are simply in love - but Laura lost both her legs in a car accident, and Ron is beguiled by a beauty many would be blind to. How do we deal with desire - our own and the desires of others? How do we comprehend desires that are extreme, or unacceptable? And how do those who have them, live with them? In The Other Side of DesireDaniel Bergner takes us on a journey into human passions suffered, endured, and celebrated. Desire is a sometimes anarchic, sometimes ecstatic, sometimes destructive, sometimes redeeming, and always powerful force. Immersing himself in it through the people whose lives he follows and the scientists he spends time with who are trying to understand it, slowly he exposes and illuminates layers of our humanity. No library descriptions found. |
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