Interesting and well researched (100 pages devoted to bibliography and footnotes), and the chapter around the linguistic history of c*nt was truly hilarious and remarkable, however I can’t help but feel as if the author was a bit reductive in terms of queer sex and relationships. Yes, she points out the there was historical criminalisation and prejudice for same-sex acts, however as one GR reviewer points out, there is a whole chapter about sex and bread, which probably was a bit looked down on as well. Also I skipped the chapters on genital mutilation because they were too graphic. Overall summary = Very funny at the beginning, squeamish in the middle and then dragging on by the end.

Engaging, interesting, and certainly curious. No history is going to be complete, by any means, but the topics chosen to cover were well-done. I enjoyed the use of historical slang throughout while noting which years they were first from. You're sure to learn something from this, whether it be purely intellectual or fun to know at a party.

Humans are so silly teehee