Anne Hooper's Kama Sutra

ISBN:1564586499
Pages:160
Date:1998-01-01
Publisher:DK ADULT
Rating:4.0

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One might think a former Penthouse Forum magazine editor would be in over her head when it came to interpreting the sacred Kama Sutra for contemporary lovers. Surprisingly, Anne Hooper has grasped the subtle, but more important, messages of India's traditional love manuals. She discourages readers from focusing on accomplishing distorted poses, as if they were athletic feats. Instead, she has written a compelling commentary that encourages readers to emphasize pressure points, manners, artistic freedom, and most of all finding and pursuing a loving sexual relationship rather than an overly choreographed one. Almost every page is illustrated with tasteful photos of nude lovers demonstrating the many sacred positions, while Hooper's text offers suggestions on how to apply the ancient teachings to contemporary lovemaking. --Gail Hudson/p>
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Nice pictures
I got this book for my wedding. I'm glad I got it. Too many people, especially men, attempt sexual acts like those seen in porn movies, and fail miserably, if not painfully in the process. This book on the other hand, shows the pluses and minuses of various love-making positions. One only wonders how many the auhor has attempted herself. A book such as this relies on pictures as much as words; and the pictures are quite good. Most of the sex scenes are played out by live couples, except for the explicit scenes of entry, etc... Interestingly, for a book based on an ancient Indian text, all of the models shown in this book are surprisingly light skinned. I've heard that in India and in most of Asia, light skin is prized more highly than dark skin. Maybe this biasness has seeped into this book? Overall a good book though.
Good in its own way
That way has very little to do with Vatsyayana's classic, but this is enjoyable anyway.This is really Hooper's own guide to happy coupling. Her advice about the emotional and physical facts of sex is generally solid, but this book stays close to mainstream practices and attitudes. Generous illustration is a real plus - one couple in lots of photos, demonstrating many positions and kinds of embrace. This is very helpful in the places where Hooper quotes Burton's translation of the Kama Sutra, since his Victorian circumlocutions sometimes make it nearly impossible to figure out just which body parts go where. In fact, the photos are so strong and varied that an illustrator might consider using this book just as a visual reference.This isn't for the serious student of Eastern classics. It may be a fun way for a limber couple to explore different ways of coupling, though. //wiredweird