- ISBN13: 9781573443326
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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According to Alison Tyler, her monogamous relationship of more than ten years is “filled with extreme, kinky, varied, crazy, never-have-the-same-sex-twice sort of sex.” The secret of not getting into a sexual rut lie… More >>
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I enjoyed reading Alison Tyler’s latest book, Never Have the Same Sex Twice: A Guide For Couples. She chose excellent examples of erotic stories to illustrate her points, which made the book far more fun to read than most “relationship help” books. The information provided was solid, but not necessarily new information to those who have read other help books of this type. The book offers advice such as trying different rooms of the house, different locations away from home, talking to your lover about their fantasies, etc. It emphasizes the importance of communication and openness, and showing your partner that you still think they’re hot stuff, whether it’s been three months, three years or three decades. What makes the book special is the collection of arousing first-rate short stories for inspiration.
Never Have the Same Sex Twice is divided into 17 short chapters. Each chapter closes with an erotic short story that demonstrates the idea of the chapter. I liked Jeremy Edward’s story, Le Petit Dejeuner, in the chapter about using memories, especially the juxtaposition of the loving, flowery descriptions of his lover’s beauty with the dirty, graphic descriptions of the sex they have. I also liked Ronald Keller’s story, the Princess and the Penis, which had a modern twist on an erotic Sleeping Beauty fantasy. Alison Tyler’s short story Red Light, Green Light really showed you how to make the commute home from work a lot more fun. Rules of the Game by Thomas S Roche, in the chapter about continuing to flirt with your partner, made a fantasy game of pretending to hook up with a stranger who is really your significant other very hot. Before reading his story, that was an idea that never appealed to me.
The erotic stories motivate you to try the ideas by getting your juices flowing. I believe it can give you ideas to help you jump start a sex life that may have gotten into just a little rut, as can happen with any long term relationship. The book teaches that it’s important to build anticipation to keep the passion that new relationships have going for years and years. Lastly, I enjoyed Alison’s references to her own relationship of fifteen years. You can tell from the way she talks about him that her husband appreciates her and makes her feel sexy and gets the same back from her. Ms. Tyler’s book is definitely not “Do as I say, not as as I do,” it’s “Do as I do, and have a freaking great time!”
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is a great way to get ideas to spark your imagination. Tyler offers advice on things to try, like phone sex, role playing, lust letters, and a whole lot more. She uses stories from other authors as examples in each chapter, then follows each chapter with a whole short-story. I know some appear in other collections, the others may be from other books as well, but I don’t know.
The tone of the book keeps it from feeling like an instruction manual. There are 17 short stories and lots of snippets. Even without a partner to share this book with, there is still a lot to enjoy and learn from to fuel your fantasies.
Rating: 5 / 5
This was not exactly what I expected. A few of the stories are sexy but a few really turned me off because I thought they crossed that fine line between sexy and degrading. If you are into erotica, then you will probably like it but if you are looking to spice things up with your partner, there are plenty of other books out there that do a better job in giving you ideas.
Rating: 2 / 5
Never Have The Same Sex Twice, edited by Alison Tyler is one of the best “self help” (pun intended) books that I’ve read in a long time. The stories are designed to excite couples (or singles) and encourage you to try different things in the bedroom. I love the way the book is put together in that it’s not just a clinical “how to” manual. Ms. Tyler has a very good eye for just the right story to convey what each chapter is about, whether it be dreams, flirting or phone sex. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to add a little twist and excitement to their bedroom antics!!
Rating: 5 / 5
I loved this book, which was brilliant in its simplicity! Alison Tyler is a writer of erotica and editor of erotic anthologies. For fifteen years, she has also been in a monogamous relationship “filled with extreme, kinky, crazy, never-have-the-same-sex-twice sort of sex (from the intro).” Never Have the Same Sex Twice–part how-to guide and part erotic anthology–is filled with simple tips about how anyone can make their own sex lives as spicy as Tyler and her long-time partner do.
What I like best, though, is that Tyler does not rely on exposition to explain the variety of ways to have fabulous sex; instead, she introduces each of her tips briefly, without over-explaining, and then vividly illustrates, with erotic stories and excerpts, a variety of ways folks have lived out and fantasized about those very suggestions. In doing so, she entices the reader’s own erotic imaginations, encouraging us, by example, to fantasize about and create our own hot sex scenes with our own partners. The chapters are short and easy (not to mention hot!) to read, and each chapter is followed by an erotic story to illustrate the theme of the chapter. Consequently, the book itself keeps the reader engaged, and provides generous food-for-thought about ways to keep our sex lives as hot and engaging as the book itself.
Rating: 5 / 5