Product Description: Real People Share Real Stories; Seattle artists K. D. Boze and Stasia Kato interviewed more than 400 people with the question: How did you lose your virginity? The answers are contained in this comics anthology, with an introduction by Ellen Forney
A must-have book When a co-worker/friend approached me at the office one day saying that he was looking for a publisher I had to ask what it was he was publishing. He explained the book "The Virgin Project" to me and I was so excited to have a copy that I gave him a check right then. When the book arrived it was more than I expected and was such a fun read that I ate it up in one sitting. As have many of my friends who see it on my living room book shelf. This book is funny, sad, bleak, and happy. It is real stories about real people and the real ways they lost their innocence. Some of the stories will make you cringe, others will bring tears to your eyes, and others will make you laugh out loud. Every book collector needs this book in their collection.
Buy this book! Looking for the ultimate conversation starter? You need look no further than The Virgin Project. This book relates the real life stories of ordinary people and how they lost their virginity. And get this- it's presented entirely in comic book form. Silly, sad, embarrassing, horrific- this book explores the entire gambit of this universal experience. These tales are touchingly told, only mildly titillating, (R Rated, not X), and written by grown-ups for grown-ups. The Virgin Project is an amazing work that sets a new standard for adult literature. Your coffee table will thank you.
I want to share my own! I had the pleasure of attending the Seattle Erotic Art Festival when this book debuted, so I was able to buy it the very first day it came out. I got to meet the authors and get my book signed, as well as have the opportunity to see the original artwork in the gallery space.
I love this book. It is real, it is personal, and Boze and Kato handle their subjects with sensitivity and respect.
I took it home and read the whole thing cover to cover. Twice. But don't take my word for it. Order your own and see for yourself.
The book also tells you how to e-mail the authors and share your own "first-time" stories. I want to share my own and be a part of this!
Bittersweet Passages As if sex weren't complicated enough, the first time can be as difficult to make peace with as it was to finagle. Or it can be maddeningly forgettable. Or an adolescent tragedy. Or a triumph. One thing's certain: this collection of true "first time" experiences, retold and illustrated by K.D. Boze and Stasia Kato, is an instant contender for the title of "Sweetest Adult Comic Book Ever Published."
Whether they're retelling a story of adolescent discovery, messy experimentation, sexual initiation with a hooker, or the anguish of rape, Boze and Kato, individually and in collaboration, infuse each story with heartfelt humanity. If you're looking for bodice-ripper prose or explicit depiction of conjugating genitalia, go elsewhere. While this book has plenty of nudity, positions, and an undeniable arousal factor, it's truly about people. The laughter generated by "Arlen's" story is as straight from the soul genuine as the gut-wrenching tragedy of "Jayne."
Each story is anywhere from a page to three pages long; some are in color, but most are black & white. They are, by turns, funny, sad, hilarious, heartbreaking, gay, very gay, and exuberant. Everything but nasty; Boze and Kato don't go there.
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