Am I the Last Virgin?: Ten African American Reflections on Sex and Love

by Tara Roberts

Book Overview

For African-American girls, sexuality is its own story. Am I the Last Virgin? explores the powerful sexual issues facing today's black youth. This collection of coming-of-age essays offers solace,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068981254X
• ISBN13: 9780689812545
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Stories About Female Sexuality

I didn't notice it until I sat down to write this review, but this book was written for adolescents. However, I got a lot out of the book, and I'm 27 years old! This is a very short book (you could read it in less than an hour), but it's chock full of beautiful, and painful lessons about female sexuality, love, relationships, and healing. My favorite story was House Arrest, which was written in "Dear Diary" form, and is about a young woman having to overcome her fear of leaving the house after being raped coming home one evening. Even though that's a painful issue, the writer handles it in a rather humorous way. Other issues addressed are remaining a virgin, incest survival, a lesbian coming out to her family, and losing oneself in an unfulfilling relationship, to name a few. As another reviewer mentioned, this is an excellent read for ladies of ALL ages, because we, or someone we know, have faced, or will face some of the issues addressed in these powerful stories.

Excellent tool for opening dialogue between generations

I am Executive Director of Sisterhood Infinity, a mentoring program for young women in Brooklyn, NY. We, the mentors and mentees read "Am I the Last Virgin" to prepare for a seminar on Human Sexuality. In discussion, we found the stories to be wonderful tales of young womanhood that touch on several experiences that are pertinent to issues of past and present. This book of insightful and honest essays is a great introduction for teenagers considering taking that serious step into womanhood. Furthermore, it is a great conversation piece that could bridge the gap between older and younger generations in conversations around womanhood and sex. I would highly recommend this book to anyone of any age.

IMPORTANT READING!

Am I The Last Virgin? is a collection of frank and honest short stories about african-american female sexuality. I cried...I laughed...I could relate... The book is a courageous dialogue about a very important aspect of life and living. A must read for young girls, their mothers, their fathers, their brothers, their sisters, their friends. I have passed copies along to many of my family members.

Marvelous book, especially for young adults

..One thing that I will say right now is that my daughters who are not readers not only read the book but talked about it and passed it on to friends of theirs.... I wish I had read it when they were in High School at which time I would have bought more then the six copies I bought at this time and made sure that they were passed all around our High School and the different High Schools of their friends!) The book should get the best review that any book can get because it can make a big difference in young adult lives and what can be more important then that? The book was wonderful.

Extraordinary revelations of young women .

Heartwrenching and tragic tales that reveal the innermost feelings of young woment struggling to growup among very different lifestyles and situations. A must reading for young women on the threshhold of maturity to help them see that even the most tragic of events happen and can be overcome. One story also serves as a warning that the heart is not always the wisest when choosing a mate. You must listen to your head also. My tears just flowed feeling the pain that some of these women were revealing in their story telling which was so honest and forthright.