Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Sexual Fantasies

An account of changing cultural attitudes during the 1980s based on information contributed by self-selecting women, but the author’s commentary has too many dated Freudian psychological assertions that ring untrue, and the curated voices sound suspiciously similar. A chronic problem for such studies, too, is to relate the sample to wider sociological cohorts - how representative (and consequently meaningful, for contemporary American women) was this collection, and does it have much relevance in the social media era?

SEX, a word that is seemingly inappropriate to most is what author of Women On Top, Nancy Friday, considers a source of power. Throughout this compilation of stories Friday asks personal questions to strong women about how they view sex. She changes their lives as she convinces them that this societal taboo is actually a powerful trait that can define us as individuals, our relationships, and, ultimately, our happiness.
I fell in love with this book after seeing noticing that the way Friday executes her message is similar to that of Eve Ensler and The Vagina Monologues. The notable difference between the two being topic, Friday defends the woman sexual fantasy. Although it may be different to each one of us, sexual fantasies are show more prevalent in our sexual lives and it’s important to value what they mean to us. After explaining the power of orgasms, masturbation, and dominating in the bedroom, Friday encourages us all to explore our own fantasies. I personally have been more aware of my sexuality and what my actions in the bedroom and in my mind mean to me, deterring my fears of being normal in either case.
I felt empowered after reading this book; Friday understands that sexual fantasies is a topic women fear having in the public eye but not only breaks that down, she asks us to really visualize going beyond our wildest dreams and if we damn well feel like it, doing with that as we please. show less

Essentially a sequel to My Secret Garden, the author draws the connection between our minds, and our bodies. Goes beyond mere (!) erotica, to take on self-understanding, acceptance, and the growth of consciousness. As a man, it challenged me where I wanted reassurance, and reassured me where I wanted to be challenged. Not really enough science here. No slight to fantasies intended.

I stole this book from my mom when I was about seventeen.

I still have it.

How can I thoughtfully review a book about women's sexual fantasies? Let's just say Women on Top (along with a few pilfered issues of Cosmo, sorry again mom) provided a lot of, um, answers to questions I probably didn't even know I had. Oh yeah, and it's hilarious. I know that's not the point, but I was laughing out loud.

Ok so I was 15 when a friend and I pooled our money and bought [b:My Secret Garden|2997|My Secret Garden|Nancy Friday|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161888321s/2997.jpg|176578] ( more than 20 years ago) - and then I bought this a year or so later. For me this was a lot more eyeopening and disturbing than the first. I have no idea where it ended up - most likely I lent it to someone and it was never returned.

Little more than Penthouse letters written by women...not that there is anything wrong with that.

Ex-cellent!