Bonk, by Mary Roach

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Like any good science reporter, Mary Roach transforms the jargon of scientific research into something understandable by lay readers while still being informative. With the subject of sex research, her sense of humor shines through while still presenting solid information. At the same time, you can't help but feel somewhat sad that human hang-ups about the topic have prevented really robust and useful research on the topic.



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Reading Goals for 2013

Every year I strive to read more, being of the opinion that the more I read, the more I know and feel, and the better a person I become. To that end, here are my reading goals for 2013:

My central goal is to read 2 books each month that I already own, for a total of 24. Because the mister and I have a library that flows into 4 rooms of our house (not counting the books sitting in the bathroom, the garage, or on random tables in the house), my only problem will be choosing which books to read.

Additionally, I will be participating in the Non-Fiction/Non-Memoir Reading Challenge sponsored by Chaotic Compendiums. I'm aiming for at least a Bachelor's on this one -- 15 books. Because I tend to read a lot of nonfiction, this shouldn't be tricky.

Let the games begin!