A very interesting book, with a fascinating subject, but I found myself struggling to feel fully engaged in the text and ultimately found it (irony) not fully satisfying.

Thank you for an ARC of Been There, Done That.

First, I love the cover and title. Hilarious.

Second, I've always considered myself pretty liberal and open minded about sex and sexual identity, but after I finished reading this, my mind has been blown.

I've learned so much. Wow, where do I start?

How conception really works, how long abortion has been in existence (apt considering the current political climate over Roe v. Wade), the painful origins of birth control, how children is the last reason people have sex, not to mention all the gross, weird, and gut busting factoids about how animals mate.

I'm going to pull those facts out at a dinner party, when we can have them again. It'll make for a great icebreaker.

Third, the writing style and tone is comfortable, warm and kind.

The author is seriously laugh out funny. She's humorous but not snide, inclusive and supportive, honest but not rude.

I wished I had this book when I was in high school, as well as the author to bug with my questions.

I don't care what subject the author writes next. I'll read it!

This was the book I needed at 16 and I still needed it today at 26. First of all, Rachel Feltman is hilarious. Second, I think I have a pretty open mind but this book was such a nice reminder and validation that nothing is really that weird. I wish I could go back in time and give this book to teenage me who was TERRIFIED of my own body and mind in regards to sex.

SUCH a good read. 5/5.

You know you are in for an interesting book when you are on page two and you learn "that only 3 percent of male birds have dicks,” They are not alone, there are many creatures out there who do not genitals that we think of as being traditional instead having a cloaca. I also learned that clownfish are all born male but some "are lucky enough to turn into females."

In the beginning, she does talk about the animal kingdom, genitals, or lack thereof, mating practices, and sexual cannibalism in certain species. But she then turns to mankind, where she discusses pretty much the same thing - mating practices, when marriage occurred (around 2350 BC in Syria), reproduction, sex, ancient sex toys (bees in a canister), porn (ancient and modern), etc.

There is a lot of information in here and it is presented in a often funny light hearted way. Seriously love letters about farting during sex. I laughed like a fool. Seriously between the unusually large duck penis and ode to farting, I couldn't stop smiling. The Author did extensive research, and I enjoyed her approach to writing this book.

Did I learn some things - interesting trivia mainly but I found this to be an entertaining, informative and fun read. In the words of George Michael "Sex is natural. Sex is fun." So is this book!

Thank you to PublicAffairs, Bold Type Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

Just looking at this cover, I knew this was going to be a fun experience! Rachel Feltman's writing style is witty and entertaining. With use of some slang and pop culture references, Feltman puts together a fascinating story of the history of sex. And not just the act of sex and human mating rituals, but Feltman shares interesting information about sex and gender identity in different cultures, birth control, sex among animals, relationships, etc. That's just the tip of the iceberg!
Feltman has a very comfortable and empathetic approach to the subject. Letting us know that it is okay if you're not interested in sex, being queer isn't something new, and that whatever kinks you might have are normal and you're probably not alone.
I learned quite a bit of new information. The best part, is that this book would be fantastic for those who don't read nonfiction often.
I found myself chuckling throughout the pages. It was wholly entertaining, informative, and just a joy to read.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher, PublicAffairs for the eARC and of course Rachel Feltman for writing an amazing book!

Packed with both wit and useful (and sometimes very useless but fun) information, this book was a delight to read. I enjoyed the narrative style as well as reading the content. I have a hard time with nonfiction because I feel like it can be boring sometimes, but this book was quite the opposite. Must read if you want a fun nonfiction with raunchy humor and packed information about the history of sex!