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Virtual Spaces: Sex and the Cyber Citizen
 
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Virtual Spaces: Sex and the Cyber Citizen (Paperback)

by Cleo Odzer (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Berkley Pub Group (Nov 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0425159868
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425159866
  • Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 13.6 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,388,581 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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From the Author

An Excerpt and an Explanation
Contrary to what many think, I didn’t write this book for those *not* on the net and those who have *not* engaged in cybersex. Though it is informative for people interested in the subject, my goal was to validate the experiences of net-sexers.

Many people feel guilty or confused by their virtual love affairs. They don't understand why they are so obsessed with someone they've never met, sometimes someone whose appearance, age, or even gender they can't verify.

The email I’ve received from people who've read the book has shown me that many do appreciate knowing they are not alone in their urges. They were relieved to read that their feelings of love and lust were not "weird" but normal.

My aim was to explain the dynamics behind the cybersex phenomenon and to suggest that cybersex will be incorporated in the lives of many of the computer-age generation. It is not an oddity. It’s a growing part of our global culture.


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2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing attempt to expose the "truths" of cybersex., 29 Aug 1998
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I eagerly opened this book expecting to gain insight concerning the how's and why's of cybersex from an anthropological point of view. Instead, I learned about one woman's adventures in the prostitution houses of Thailand. The juxtaposition of human sexuality and cyberspace is a topic ripe with possibilities for exploration, but I found myself instead reading "glory days" passages and feeling pity for Odzer.

The references to pornography, s&m and the "horror" of meeting a virtual reality partner only to discover previously undisclosed girth is just not enough incentive to try to grasp the idiosyncracies and pleasures of cybersex.

I would suggest that this particular book be classified as "autobiography" instead of computer/internet interest.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Cyberporn is addictive, 29 May 1998
By A Customer
As a psychologist specializing in sexuality, I found this book not at all qualifying as a professional offering. Odzer gives us pornography herself, and justifies it by her "analysis." Cybersex isn't normal sex, its symptomatic of loneliness and isolation, and often addiction. Readers shouldn't be reassured, but rather helped to take a look at what is missing from their social and love lives. Anyone who does more than take an occasional look at cyberporn should be worried.
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5.0 out of 5 stars So refreshingly frank!!!, 14 April 1998
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It is remarkable and inspiring when an author can write with such honesty. Amusing and poignant, this book is ultimately a fascinating look into virtual worlds that few people understand the full extent of. She writes like an adult for other adults, unlike so many other books about the internet. A wonderful book...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Could not put it down until I read it cover to cover.
It is very remarkable for you to write so frankly about something that is contrary to "our everyday lifestyle", and do it so well. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars Ho-Hum, another Odzer book
Cleo Odzer, Phd, proves that in America these days, almost anyone with a pulse can call themselves a "Phd. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 1998

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