Girl With A One Track Mind

When Rachel came over last week, she brought with her two books: Twilight, of which she'd managed to trudge through the first chapter-and-a-half since Christmas, and Girl With A One Track Mind, which she'd devoured previously in three days. Twice, I think. Since I'd already read Twilight and everything connected with it (a further blog will explain why I was so disappointed with the film), and being more interested in fantasy and vampires (I'll have to write yet another article explaining my life-long obsession with vampires), GWAOTM sounded mildly interesting in comparison - in fact, I only checked out the blog that later became the book because it talked about sex.

Sex isn't something I talk about much. In fact, bar maybe one person, I am probably the most prudish person I know. Given that this blog is not an anonymous one, the only details of my sex life I'm willing to divulge on it are also those I'd talk about with friends - that is, not much.

Other peoples' sex lives, however, are fascinating, especially since most of those willing to talk about it are far more experienced than me (by experienced, I'm talking about number of sexual partners - I'm still with my first). Sex is still somewhat taboo, being part of such conversations makes me blush, but the mystery of it is also what makes it so interesting.

Girl, as she calls herself, is a nymphomaniac. She thinks about sex all the time. It affects her sleep, career, social life, love life (obviously), and probably her finances too. She can't help it. If you think you're obsessed, read this - it'll make you feel better. At the very least, you'll realize you're not alone. If you're like me, you'll feel like a bloody saint.

As always, what I liked most about it was the story and the characters (real ones, names are reduced to initials for anonymity), and as soon as she stopped talking about her life and answering the questions people e-mailed to her, I stopped reading. I'm too easily distracted.

But the tone of her writing, the complete honesty (something I'd never be able to achieve), are rather addictive in a way, and I may skip the questions part to find out what happens afterwards. Does she ever settle down? Who with? Why? Does she want kids? Does she ever regret having such a huge sex drive? I find her incredibly brave to write all her experiences down in a blog like that, and subject it to comment and judgement. And to keep on writing even after being criticized.

There is no way in hell that I will ever write anything like what she has written, fiction or no. Even if I was asked to do someone's biography. I have a sort of creative blockage when it comes to any form of romance except the most innocent - I have massive trouble writing it, and I cannot draw it or act it in a play. Which, I suppose, is why I admire this woman's frankness.

However, if you do decide to read it, be warned - both blog and book have explicit content. Not for kids.

Blogs I want to write:

- Why I love the Twilight series but think the film is a "nanard",
- My life-long obsession with vampires - a bit of psychoanalytical insight
- Why I love manga so much
- Video games and why I'm not a proper geek
- My current obsession with the TV series Skins
- A conversation I had with my friend J the other night, and his very interesting theory about moods affecting creativity, which I'd like to explore in more detail,
- My weird sleeping habits (after I've been to see the doctor about them).

I'll no doubt think of more, but I plan to tick off everything on this list first.