Celestial Arts; Revised edition, september 2011; ISBN-10: 158761085X

Review by Kitty Stryker: Many sex guides expect the reader and their lover/s to have a slender, athletic body, and their tips are offered accordingly. But what if you have a soft belly, rounded thighs or a plump behind? These guides can often offer frustration in place of titilation if you’re built for comfort. Thankfully, there is a new, revised edition of Hanne Blank’s book “Big Big Love: A Sex and Relationships Guide for People of Size (and Those Who Love Them)” to give everyone else sex advice they can really use.

On top of the excellent advice and information ranging from health to navigating the dating world, this edition has a bunch of fresh new interviews from body-acceptance activists to fatshionistas, along with some brilliant new illustrations and hundreds of new quotes from fat folks and those who care about them. Ranging from practical advice (sex positions and toy usage) to emotional support (building confidence and myth-busting), it’s a full-figured resource. This is not just a book for plus-sized people, however, and there’s a great, thoughtful section just for fat admirers on how to be a supportive lover and ally. The revised “Big Big Love” proves itself to be just as indispensable as it was when it first came out.

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