Lust in Translation
Aug. 21st, 2007 09:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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7j's library books. A lovely side benefit of this was that I got to read the book Lust in Translation: The Rules of Infidelity from Tokyo to Tennessee by Pamela Druckerman, chiefly by dint of not being able to put it down.
This book is trying to answer questions like, does adultery vary from country to country? Do some places cheat more and some cheat less? That was interesting, but what I found more interesting was the way that each culture has different rules for what constitutes cheating and what makes a spouse's actions okay or not okay. According to Druckerman, cheating is not as big of a deal in most countries as it is in America. Also, America seems to be one of the only countries where people think it's a good idea to tell your spouse everything. Eeenteresting. I mention this the poll I just posted. I liked the anecdotes.
If you're into nonmonogamy or how humans have relationships, I recommend the book as a light summer read. Don't buy it; just get it out of the library. Three stars.
7j's library books. A lovely side benefit of this was that I got to read the book Lust in Translation: The Rules of Infidelity from Tokyo to Tennessee by Pamela Druckerman, chiefly by dint of not being able to put it down.This book is trying to answer questions like, does adultery vary from country to country? Do some places cheat more and some cheat less? That was interesting, but what I found more interesting was the way that each culture has different rules for what constitutes cheating and what makes a spouse's actions okay or not okay. According to Druckerman, cheating is not as big of a deal in most countries as it is in America. Also, America seems to be one of the only countries where people think it's a good idea to tell your spouse everything. Eeenteresting. I mention this the poll I just posted. I liked the anecdotes.
If you're into nonmonogamy or how humans have relationships, I recommend the book as a light summer read. Don't buy it; just get it out of the library. Three stars.