Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human
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- Author：Erika Moen
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Sienna
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I got through this in just a couple of hours！ Great illustrations and a lot of helpful advice。 One or two things in there that I didn't agree with （mainly that apologizing when you use the wrong pronouns for someone is less preferred by many trans* folks for various reasons） but this is definitely a good resource for a lot of the questions that I definitely had as a teen， and I'll be keeping it in my borrowable books at school once we're back in the classroom！ I got through this in just a couple of hours！ Great illustrations and a lot of helpful advice。 One or two things in there that I didn't agree with （mainly that apologizing when you use the wrong pronouns for someone is less preferred by many trans* folks for various reasons） but this is definitely a good resource for a lot of the questions that I definitely had as a teen， and I'll be keeping it in my borrowable books at school once we're back in the classroom！ 。。。more
Alice
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This book was a great overview of all things related to forming healthy sexual relationships。 The comic book feel of the book seems like it would be more readable and accessible for teens。 There was some language and topics that I felt uncomfortable with having my teens read， but I think its important NOT to shy away from those uncomfortable topics but use them as an opportunity to talk about personal and family values。 I loved the sections on body image， consent， handling rejection， and identif This book was a great overview of all things related to forming healthy sexual relationships。 The comic book feel of the book seems like it would be more readable and accessible for teens。 There was some language and topics that I felt uncomfortable with having my teens read， but I think its important NOT to shy away from those uncomfortable topics but use them as an opportunity to talk about personal and family values。 I loved the sections on body image， consent， handling rejection， and identifying abusive behavior。 。。。more
Dominica
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This is an excellent sex-and-relationships-ed book， and contains information I wish I'd been taught when I was a teenager。 It covers the basics of all the most important issues， and especially how to handle challenging emotional situations in the context of sex and romantic relationships， and how to recognise abuse， too。 Plus it covers everything with diverse body types （size/race/gender/disability/etc） and is trans inclusive。 Kids/teens often feel awkward talking to their parents/other adults a This is an excellent sex-and-relationships-ed book， and contains information I wish I'd been taught when I was a teenager。 It covers the basics of all the most important issues， and especially how to handle challenging emotional situations in the context of sex and romantic relationships， and how to recognise abuse， too。 Plus it covers everything with diverse body types （size/race/gender/disability/etc） and is trans inclusive。 Kids/teens often feel awkward talking to their parents/other adults about these topics， so it is a refreshing way to give them the information， and resources to find out more， if they still don't feel comfortable talking to you directly about the topics。 。。。more
Barbara
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A lot of information packed in a comic book style that can be a little overstimulating but so wholesome， it's just the kind of resource I wish I had when I was young。 A lot of information packed in a comic book style that can be a little overstimulating but so wholesome， it's just the kind of resource I wish I had when I was young。 。。。more
Erin
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If I ever grow up to be a sex ed teacher I’m using this for sure。 I’m also buying copies for all the parents I know to share with their kids！
Angela
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I teach high school biology in an extremely conservative area。 I can’t offer this to them but I’m so glad I have this book to show my own two teens。
Joshua
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This tome is astonishingly good。 I preordered it， and read it in one sitting。 It covers all the topics I was craving for my teens， and many I hadn't even considered。 Bonus= the art is incredible on so many levels。 Thank you ERIKA！！！！ This tome is astonishingly good。 I preordered it， and read it in one sitting。 It covers all the topics I was craving for my teens， and many I hadn't even considered。 Bonus= the art is incredible on so many levels。 Thank you ERIKA！！！！ 。。。more
Jennifer Teague
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As a longtime fan of Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan， medical student， and future OB/GYN， I read this guide as a queer mid-20 year-old and as a future medical provider。 This is a book I wish I had a decade ago when I was first figuring out relationships and my sexuality。 Something that is easy to digest， inclusive， and has beautifully drawn illustrations？ Yes please！ This is one of the most diverse and inclusive sex ed guides I've seen。 I love the depiction of so many different body types， includin As a longtime fan of Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan， medical student， and future OB/GYN， I read this guide as a queer mid-20 year-old and as a future medical provider。 This is a book I wish I had a decade ago when I was first figuring out relationships and my sexuality。 Something that is easy to digest， inclusive， and has beautifully drawn illustrations？ Yes please！ This is one of the most diverse and inclusive sex ed guides I've seen。 I love the depiction of so many different body types， including size， POC， disability， intersex， and trans individuals。 I was beaming at the chapter featuring a hearing impaired person and the visual depiction of ASL。 The terminology is comprehensive and not overly-simplified。 The anatomy is accurate。 The relationship aspects surrounding consent， how to have conversations around sex， jealousy， rejection， recognizing abuse， etc。 are so well done！As a future medical provider， I will definitely reference this in patient education for both adults and teens。 This opens the door for patients to bring up topics and concerns they may not otherwise share in a typical visit。 Even if the language is a little corny and a couple of topics were left out that I wish were included （oral sex， when to see a doctor for menstrual concerns/puberty issues， how to bind or tuck safely）， this is a great starting point and checks all the right boxes for me！ 。。。more
Dawn Rutherford
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This is totally going to get banned。 So frank and honest！ Teens will love it。 I also love the representation in this book。 First time I've seen a hearing impaired character take a chapter！ This is totally going to get banned。 So frank and honest！ Teens will love it。 I also love the representation in this book。 First time I've seen a hearing impaired character take a chapter！ 。。。more
Holly Hughes
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Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada and Netgalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review。3。5 starsI think there are things this book accomplishes really well， and some things that left a bit to be desired。The good？ This felt， overall to be a really comprehensive guide not just "about sex，" but about that and everything that comes along with it。 I really appreciated the sections for sexuality and gender， and those near the end of the book that were more focused on the Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada and Netgalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review。3。5 starsI think there are things this book accomplishes really well， and some things that left a bit to be desired。The good？ This felt， overall to be a really comprehensive guide not just "about sex，" but about that and everything that comes along with it。 I really appreciated the sections for sexuality and gender， and those near the end of the book that were more focused on the non-sexual aspects of relationships （both romantic and platonic）。 I also loved how inclusive the illustrated components were when it came to depicting body types， and celebrating the vast variety of body shapes that exist。Where this book falters for me is that， with all of that， the tone of some dialogue felt very。。。It's clear this was a book written by adults。Specifically by adults trying to convey this information in a way that is "cool" for the kids。 The problem is that， to do this， the text relies on the use of language that was outdated even when I was a teenager。 （which was。。。just shy of a decade ago; if it's dated for me， it's definitely even more dated for current teens） Honestly， it was the dialogue that made me feel uncomfortable—not the very detailed illustrations of reproductive organs or nude bodies that I've seen others be put off by。 And this is a shame， because there's a lot of really beneficial information， and the format in theory makes the information really accessible。 But when the dialogue is this cringeworthy， it made it extremely difficult to continuing reading at times。Also， because this books serves to be a introductory guide， it can't cover everything。 I get that。 But I think there was definitely room to include discussion about things like oral sex， and I wish that there was some time spent further discussing sexual health in the section about anatomy。Please note: In regards to the latter， I acknowledge that I am very biased。 When all an educational book can say about menstruation is "It's normal， it happens， and it can cause cramps" 。。。 That's a red flag for me。 Emphasizing normalcy is great， but when there are health conditions that 1） involve menstruation， 2） can impact an individual's sex life， and 3） often becomes symptomatic during puberty and young adulthood。。。 It's something that deserves mentioning in a book like this。 I am dying on this hill。 。。。more
Brittany Cavness
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Thanks to Netgalley and Random House Children's for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。This book is a practical deep dive into the physical and emotional aspects of sexuality and relationships。 The information is presented in a non-judgemental way， designed specifically for teens。 My favorite part was the realistic conversation with the mother and daughter at the end of the book。 Kids don't want to discuss this type of thing with their parents （it's embarrassing）。 They are going to seek out Thanks to Netgalley and Random House Children's for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。This book is a practical deep dive into the physical and emotional aspects of sexuality and relationships。 The information is presented in a non-judgemental way， designed specifically for teens。 My favorite part was the realistic conversation with the mother and daughter at the end of the book。 Kids don't want to discuss this type of thing with their parents （it's embarrassing）。 They are going to seek out this information elsewhere。 Which is why books like this are so important。 The nature of the anatomical parts are definitely graphic， but this is information that teens need to have access to。 If parents are squeamish about what they want their kids' to have access to， I would definitely screen before letting them pick it up。 For me though， 10/10！ 。。。more
Robin
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This young adult graphic novel is a no-holds-barred look at sex and sexuality for teens。 Parts are definitely suitable for tweens and even younger， but other parts may not be depending on your views as a parent。 I would encourage you to pick it up and decide for yourself at what age your child（ren） are ready for it。 It pretty much covers everything - with illustrations - although I didn't see anything about oral sex which I found a little odd considering the other topics covered。 I loved that so This young adult graphic novel is a no-holds-barred look at sex and sexuality for teens。 Parts are definitely suitable for tweens and even younger， but other parts may not be depending on your views as a parent。 I would encourage you to pick it up and decide for yourself at what age your child（ren） are ready for it。 It pretty much covers everything - with illustrations - although I didn't see anything about oral sex which I found a little odd considering the other topics covered。 I loved that so many different body types were depicted - small， medium， large， and extra-large， partial and prosthetic limbs， intersex genitalia， etc。 It also emphasized the importance of consent and open， ongoing discussions with partners。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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It dates me somewhat to say the book I had to help out the most in this regard was "Sex With Paula Yates" （never an edifying image， then or any time since）。 I can barely remember the contents of it （or indeed its ultimate destination once I was caught/done with it， whichever happened first）， but I am sure there was a lot on those pages that are missing from this， and vice versa。 This volume， for sure， is the most on-point sex guide for teens。 We don't get anywhere （fnarr-fnarr） before we're disc It dates me somewhat to say the book I had to help out the most in this regard was "Sex With Paula Yates" （never an edifying image， then or any time since）。 I can barely remember the contents of it （or indeed its ultimate destination once I was caught/done with it， whichever happened first）， but I am sure there was a lot on those pages that are missing from this， and vice versa。 This volume， for sure， is the most on-point sex guide for teens。 We don't get anywhere （fnarr-fnarr） before we're discussing consent， and how it ought to be sought for every new event and every different occasion。 Next comes balance in relationships （I know， right – it's bloody awkward if one of you falls off the bed）， before we come to all the neo-gender issues that certainly weren't invented in Paula Yates' time。 This is so full-on it forgets the words for 'woman' and 'man' - after a bit of body positivity it's a look at a "generally testosterone-rich body" and "a generally oestrogen-rich body"。To which of course the obvious response is "yuck"。 Not the bodies， of course， but the language-buggering nomenclature。 （And before you try and slap my hand， this contains effing swear words， just so it's down with the teens。） The only way in fact that this whole volume might fail is in its ultra-modern stance， and that might be when a girl or lad comes to this and thinks "well， that's nothing like how my big sister/brother speaks – they remember the time five years ago when a person was a he or she and never a 'they' and we both hope language gets back to normal some time soon"。 I'm all for the larger-sized， the wheelchair-bound， the dykey-looking， the every ethnicity aspect of these pages， as I'm all for a heck of a lot of the contents here， but I do wish books like this stopped pretending the new language is English as she is spoke。 The pandering to neo-PC-English， or whatever one might call it， is too distracting when such important information is at hand。 。。。more
Amie
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Let's Talk About It is a useful， approachable， honest guide to all things sexuality for the teen reader。 It answers many questions that a naturally curious teen asks and approaches each topic clearly and honestly。 While it is not a replacement for a well-rounded sex education class or parent conversations， it can ease the teen into sex ed when used in conjunction with a class or "the talk"， and perhaps open up a dialogue for those parents who are timid about broaching the subject。 Appropriate fo Let's Talk About It is a useful， approachable， honest guide to all things sexuality for the teen reader。 It answers many questions that a naturally curious teen asks and approaches each topic clearly and honestly。 While it is not a replacement for a well-rounded sex education class or parent conversations， it can ease the teen into sex ed when used in conjunction with a class or "the talk"， and perhaps open up a dialogue for those parents who are timid about broaching the subject。 Appropriate for middle grades and up。 。。。more
Bethany
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This nonfiction graphic novel is chock-full of helpful and frank information for teens。 I love how it calls out some of the more "teacher-y" info dumps and is like， "Okay， yeah， but how do I actually do that？" It covers anatomy， emotions， hormones， interpersonal stuff， gender and sexuality， and so much。 AND it's beautifully diverse with LGBTQIA+， people with skin of all colors， people with various disabilities （amputees， wheelchair users， deaf/sign-language， etc。）。 I don't like how there are dep This nonfiction graphic novel is chock-full of helpful and frank information for teens。 I love how it calls out some of the more "teacher-y" info dumps and is like， "Okay， yeah， but how do I actually do that？" It covers anatomy， emotions， hormones， interpersonal stuff， gender and sexuality， and so much。 AND it's beautifully diverse with LGBTQIA+， people with skin of all colors， people with various disabilities （amputees， wheelchair users， deaf/sign-language， etc。）。 I don't like how there are depictions of sex organs or one illustration of what p-in-v sex looks like， but not because I'm personally against， more so because I am worried about a book challenge at my small-town library。 That said， there is a professional review of it in the December 2020 School Library Journal for anyone who needs that in case of censorship challenges。 Table of contents:- What is。。。 this book？- What is。。。 first？- What is。。。 a relationship？- What are。。。 gender and sexuality？- What is。。。 body image？- What is。。。 your body？- Where do you。。。 start？- What is。。。 masturbation？- What is。。。 safe sex？- What is。。。 climax- What is。。。 sexting？- What are。。。 kinks， fantasies， and porn？- What is。。。 aftercare？- Where are。。。 friends in all this？- What is。。。 jealousy？- What is。。。 rejection？- What is。。。 next？- Further reading- Author's note- Index 。。。more
Alex Engels
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Thank to Net Galley for the ARC。Let's Talk About It covers physical， mental， and emotional topics surrounding sex and bodies。 Because it is a short graphic novel， it doesn't dive deep into any of the topics which isn't necessarily a bad thing。 This could be a great introduction into the topics for a teen。I like the artwork and diversity throughout the book。 Many different body types， disability， relationships， and skin tones were represented。 Some of the dialogue felt like adults trying to write Thank to Net Galley for the ARC。Let's Talk About It covers physical， mental， and emotional topics surrounding sex and bodies。 Because it is a short graphic novel， it doesn't dive deep into any of the topics which isn't necessarily a bad thing。 This could be a great introduction into the topics for a teen。I like the artwork and diversity throughout the book。 Many different body types， disability， relationships， and skin tones were represented。 Some of the dialogue felt like adults trying to write teens speaking。 That could make a teen roll their eyes。 It doesn't happen enough to take away from the information。Overall， a good introduction to topic of sex and relationships for teens。 。。。more
Nicole
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I wish I had this when I was a teen！ Inclusive， real， direct sex ed and useful advice about stuff they don't teach you in school （how to handle jealously， identify abuse， etc。）。 The dialogue is a little cheesy sometimes but it's a teen guide。 It works。I received an ARC of this title from the publisher。 Thanks！ I wish I had this when I was a teen！ Inclusive， real， direct sex ed and useful advice about stuff they don't teach you in school （how to handle jealously， identify abuse， etc。）。 The dialogue is a little cheesy sometimes but it's a teen guide。 It works。I received an ARC of this title from the publisher。 Thanks！ 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。
Bexa
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I've been reading Erika Moen （and Matthew Nolan） for years now。 She somehow became one of the webcomics I followed very early on in college， lost her for a bit， and then she came out with her latest Oh Joy Sex Toy， and I was back。 Now， Moen and Nolan are together creating a comprehensive， diverse， scientifically accurate， guide to relationships/bodies/and sex。 They have always been really great at showing diverse characters and body styles， which they continue to do here。 They go through the bas I've been reading Erika Moen （and Matthew Nolan） for years now。 She somehow became one of the webcomics I followed very early on in college， lost her for a bit， and then she came out with her latest Oh Joy Sex Toy， and I was back。 Now， Moen and Nolan are together creating a comprehensive， diverse， scientifically accurate， guide to relationships/bodies/and sex。 They have always been really great at showing diverse characters and body styles， which they continue to do here。 They go through the basics of what a body is and what the parts are， to consent， relationships， and even things such as sexting （WHICH THANK YOU！ That never seems to be broached and is always an issue for teens especially。。。） Because they're trying to fit so much information， this can be overwhelming with text， even with the great illustrations included。 I'm just so grateful for them and all of the other authors creating the QUICK AND EASY GUIDE TO。。。 because we really need this information out there， and we need it in a way that's going to get the kids early。 I know that this will probably make a lot of parents uncomfortable， but this is such a great resource for any adult that needs to have these conversations with their kids or themselves。 I really appreciated the last chapter on rejection， because that is another topic that isn't talked about a lot either。 Especially the part about apologizing for your crappy behavior doesn't mean you get to try again， and also the checklist for an I in an abusive relationship/am I an abuser。 I think this will be a great resource for teens and should be handed out to everyone。This was a free copy from NetGalley and Random House Children's Books。 。。。more
It's Purely Fiction
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This book answers a ton of questions people have about becoming sexually active。 It has a lot of information！ The pictures contain diverse people in all kinds of relationships。 I like that it includes info about jealousy and support。 It is a book I feel all teens would want to read。 It is part graphic novel part information text。 It might be embarrassing for some and some adults might not like it but above all， it teaches to learn what your body is thinking and feeling and caring about the conse This book answers a ton of questions people have about becoming sexually active。 It has a lot of information！ The pictures contain diverse people in all kinds of relationships。 I like that it includes info about jealousy and support。 It is a book I feel all teens would want to read。 It is part graphic novel part information text。 It might be embarrassing for some and some adults might not like it but above all， it teaches to learn what your body is thinking and feeling and caring about the consent and feelings of partners。 I recommend this book and will purchase it for my library’s collection。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the DRC。 。。。more
Lisa Zinkie
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This book is so important for our young people。 I’d suggest it for kids between 14-30 yo。 Yeah， I could have used this in my 20s。 This book is full on showing all the things。 If it’s in your library it will get checked out because of the pics。 But it is so good and practical， maybe those types of checker outters will learn something too。
Megan Jackson
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Like most nonfiction in graphic form， this book is a tight， quick-and-dirty overview。 It relies on "conversations" between characters to inform the reader， and while it's effective， this method can at times feel a little cheesy。 More informative sex education books exist for teens， but this book is particularly strong at tackling the emotional/relational/human issues that pop up in sexual， romantic， and even platonic situations: body image， jealousy， maintaining open communication， and the feeli Like most nonfiction in graphic form， this book is a tight， quick-and-dirty overview。 It relies on "conversations" between characters to inform the reader， and while it's effective， this method can at times feel a little cheesy。 More informative sex education books exist for teens， but this book is particularly strong at tackling the emotional/relational/human issues that pop up in sexual， romantic， and even platonic situations: body image， jealousy， maintaining open communication， and the feelings around climaxing and performance are important and not often found in sex ed materials。 I also thought the masturbation chapter was particularly thoughtful and thorough。 Plus！ It has an index！ This is a great book to have on the shelf next to sexual health books that are longer and may turn off teens looking for an easy entry to the subject。 Fantastic representation of all kinds of bodies， including disabled， intersex， trans， Black and POC， and bodies of all sizes。 Librarians who buy this book should know there are illustrations throughout the book depicting naked bodies， bodies engaging in sexy activity， genitalia， and items like birth control methods and sex toys。 All images are unapologetically presented。 But the book might get challenged by caregivers or community members， so make sure you can defend its place in your collection like you'd do with any other sexual health materials。Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Graphic for the advanced review copy！ 。。。more
Kim
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