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Boink: College Sex by the People Having It | 
 enlarge | Authors: The Editors Of Boink Magazine, Alecia Oleyourryk
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $17.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 54452
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 044669875X
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.7708420973
EAN: 9780446698757
ASIN: 044669875X
Publication Date: February 11, 2008
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Product Description
BOINK is what happens when a group of undergrads from Boston University decide to publish a sex magazine. Now comes their explosive book, the definitive college guide to carnal knowledge. Openly exploring sexual themes that are relevant to all men and women, these 4-color, beautifully designed pages are filled with never-before-published true stories, prescriptive advice, graphic confessions, and no-holds-barred nude pictures of real university students (not the fake "college co-eds" all over the internet). With student contributors from named major universities, BOINK vividly details what goes on under the dorm room sheets across the country.
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 Great book except for 1 thing April 2, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was really great except for the fact that I didn't find the tall blonde girl that attractive. She was kind of odd shaped and I didn't enjoy any picture that she was in. Also the male mexican was kind of "small". I found the book humorous but not erotic.
Boink book very good March 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this book-- the photos are erotic and naughty but still maintain their class and are tasteful. I would definitely say that this book is geared towards a female audience however, but its still a very sex positive book and the stories inside are great!
 Mainstream March 8, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are looking for the cutting edge, you won't find it in Boink. The photography is of pretty people in a tropical setting in various combinations. It's fun and sexy and softcore, but it's not breaking any boundaries.
The "real college kids" angle is not fully realized. It doesn't convey the reality of college sex - at least in appearances. The writing is more successful, but hard to navigate. The table of contents does not tell you whether a piece of writing is fiction or non-fiction. On one hand, that means that it all COULD be real. On the other, you have no way of knowing what is real or not, which is an essential part of the appeal. The colleges are NOT named, as has been stated in some of the press coverage, and the authors are also not given their full bylines.
Another problem is the illustrations, which violate an essential rule of publishing - to not previsualize for the audience what they are supposed to imagine. The illustrations are often literal depictions of story content, rather than (like The New Yorker's presentation of short fiction) evocative pieces of artwork that underscore and accentuate what the audience is supposed to be feeling.
Boink is an admirable attempt to champion sex-positive expression in young adults, and has achieved a fun, tame, mainstream appeal. But they miss the essential aspect of their mission - to portray people as they really are, in the environments they really live in, doing the things they really do. And that means unflinching honesty and grit. Which is not found here.
Its certainly not "no holds barred", but the writing is great March 4, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am sort of in the middle ground between the one reviewer that blasted the book and the others. On the one hand, I agree with the guy that was disappointed, but for different reasons. Does "no holds barred" for women mean girls that are skinny A-cups? There are a LOT of other body types in this world but you would never know it from the pics in this book. And to agree with the one star guy, these pictorials are FAR from no holds barred. They are tamer than even playboy other than the fact that a flacid penis is snuck in there occasionally. The girls are pretty but I wish there had been some other types of women than these skinny girls.
How is the writing? I think that for the most part, it is superb. As a kid, I was an avid reader and grew up prior to the advent of the internet. So, my titallation came from girlie mags and penthouse/Gallery letters. The writing in here is on par with those as far as explicitness goes but is far more realistic and literate. You find yourself living vicariously through the stories as opposed to simply being excited. I love the stories in this book. Please release another one!
Hot pics of college girls and guys... and erotic writing if you're interested in more than pics February 24, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is different from most that I've seen. It contains both nude pictures and illustrated stories mixed between the photos. The writing is mostly focused on college experiences and the pictures have a "spring break" feel. The models are natural... not airbrushed and stylized like you'd find in Playboy, SI or Maxim. They have more of an amateur feel, which is not surprising since the book was put together by actual college students.
There's a good mix of girls and guys. Many of the spreads feature couples both guy/girl and girl/girl. There are also a number of solo spreads... basically something for almost everyone.
The reviewer that claims there are only pictures of men obviously hasn't really seen this book. But if you are homophobic and the sight of a naked guy freaks you out... then you should know that this isn't your typical men's publication that features only girls. But I personally find it sexier to see girls and guys together.
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