Sex for Guys

by Manne Forssberg, Maria Lundin (Translation)

Sex for Guys is a book about love, desire, feelings, and sex for young men and other curious people. It deals with all the issues that guys think about but may be too embarrassed to ask, such Does size matter? How do you actually go about doing "it"? How do you know if a girl has an orgasm? What do you do when you've been dumped? Lighthearted but nonjudgmental and informative, this new entry in the Groundwork Guides series tackles all the important issues — masturbation, homosexuality, pornography, and STDs — without lecturing and with lots of good advice and encouragement. From early chapters on the penis and vagina, Sex for Guys moves through the first kiss and first-time sex to orgasm, gay sex, and oral sex. Taking a strong stand for women's equality, author Manne Forssberg includes candid quotes from young men and women about their experiences with love and sex.

Genres: Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid little book with a contemporary approach. It covers the the essential bases: masturbation, contraception, STIs, porn - the latter quite well. I was hoping for more on consent and different orientations (bisexual, transgender, etc.), though.

For my purposes (educating a teenager who doesn't identify as hetrosexual) it's a book to buy as part of a wider sex-ed library.

[Buchdoktor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Manne Forssberg informiert sachlich über den männlichen und weiblichen Körper und erklärt, wie die Liebe im dritten Jahrtausend funktioniert. Seine eigene Pubertät liegt noch nicht lange zurück. Sehr direkt beschreibt er eigene Erfahrungen und Gefühle auf dem Weg vom Cliquen-Mitglied zum Partner in einer Zweierbeziehung. Forssberg will seine jugendlichen Leser in ihrer Entwicklung zum mündigen, rücksichtsvollen Partner unterstützen. In einem eigenen Kapitel setzt er sich kritisch mit dem Pseudo-Wissen auseinander, das durch Pornographie und in einigen Medien vermittelt wird. Ebenso viel Raum nehmen jeweils seine Analyse der männlichen Rolle, des Verhältnisses zwischen Männern und Frauen in unserer Gesellschaft und das Thema Homosexualität ein. Sachkapitel, Rückblicke auf eigene Erlebnisse des Autors und Meinungen verschiedener Jugendlicher reihen sich locker aneinander. Das Buch regt an, darin herum zu schmökern. Es enthält eine ausführliche Liste mit Beratungsstellen und weiteren Informationsquellen im Internet.

Der Autor zeigt besonderes Einfühlungsvermögen in seine Zielgruppe, trifft ihren Ton und fasst sich kurz. Sehr empfehlenswert.

[Jill Pickle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally, sex ed that you don't have to wait for college to get. My favorite things about this book? The absence of the word "abstinence," the lack of goofy illustrations, and the most unabashed discussion of the minutiae of sex: from the first kiss (how do you know she wants to kiss you, too?) to anal sex (it's not like it is in porn). And, of course, all the regular stuff about guys' health, safer sex, homosexuality, and more. But what makes this book really stand out is how Forssberg addresses the emotional aspect of being a guy: gender roles and being a guy feminist and all those things that we shouldn't be so afraid to talk about, but are. Sex for Guys should be the equivalent of the girls' classic Our Bodies, Ourselves.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's decent. It's a sex book for guys that gets a lot of pro-sex and pro-feminist and queer points of view in there. It's nice to have a non-maxim advice thing on sex for guys. I don't know if its sad that I know more about women's health than men's health so that's nice to get something on it.

A big qualm I have though is that tt seems like it was designed for teenagers and doesn't make that clear by reading the cover or flipping through it, but most of the interviews in the book are done with teens. So damn. Nothing from age-group peers in it.

[Mind the Book · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sexualupplysning för ungdomar, alltså inte bara killar. Lättsam, avdramatiserande och inkluderande ton, t.ex. används ordet 'kukstrejk' istället för 'tillfällig impotens'.

En av de bättre böckerna jag läst inom detta område, för att den även diskuterar stereotyper, fördomar och könsroller.

Läser inför en temadag. Tar gärna emot fler läsidéer. Åldersgrupp: gymnasiet.

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was very well-written. Honestly, I wish something like this had been around when I was about 13--it would have saved me a lot of awkward questions and conversations!

[Joenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for teen boys!

[C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trying to prepare myself for the difficult questions that are just around the corner for my 13-year-old. [Or most likely many that are already being pondered in his head:]

[Mar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gave some good information. I can see why it can be helpful for teens.