(Who already knew all about the subject, since he was an extremely early bloomer.)

But it remains the best fictional introduction to polyamory (a word that didn't even exist when Harrad was written) that I have encountered. Please try again Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more. Harrad isn't perfect; it is in certain ways a period piece, and Bob Rimmer has the occasional sexist moment (though remarkably few for a book that came out in 1966). Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I was waiting for this book to develop into a captivating story with a relevant message but it never happened. This is in contrast to what I tried to do with my book, Fourplay. I read it again in 2012 and it was quaint and cute. I don't know for sure how it has held up, and I have no intention of rereading it, but my guess is that it would seem as quaint as a Shaker quilt. It is written in diary-style, by four of the fictional students, covering their four years there.The Harrad Experiment is set in the 1960s, and tells of a college established to form new styles of looking at relationships.

This social experiment encourages premarital living arrangements and is totally committed - not mere lip-service or public-relations hype - to getting young men and women to think and act for themselves. The first college I attended had a policy of Another "book of the Sixties" embodying much of the idealism that that decade signifies. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. There is much I agree with and enjoyed in what he has to say but in the end, I had to disagree with the Utopian world they tried to put forth in the last bit. Harrad is more upper middle class, Premar is more blue collar. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. It was probably shocking at the time of first publication (1966), but the theme was right for the times. Best read when in your 20s. Sigh. 0879756233 The other reviews gushed... the experience was less than I had expected This book was written in 1966 and quite the rage in the early 70's but somehow I missed it then. However it is also a testament to the free love movement as much as it is to psychology.this was so unique when it was written, but now, this is how it is in all colleges (well, not the religious ones)Rimmer goes on a sociological bent about how to create a perfect society, rather than share details of how people truly interested in an open, loving relationship can conquer the issues. Thanks Leslie!This book was a little boring and very dated.

Either way, he made me think.I read this book back when it was originally out in paperback, probably in college, unless like VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, I borrowed it from my town library, which is always possible.I remember reading this in College. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. It's every college guy's fantasy, and it really doesn't get any better than this.

There is much I agree with and enjoyed in what he has to say but in the end, I had to disagree with the Utopian world they tried to put forth in the last bit. I first read it when I was a freshman in college in 1970 (didn't we all? The first college I attended had a policy of Another "book of the Sixties" embodying much of the idealism that that decade signifies. That said, we'll overlook the somewhat lame plot and dialogue .

Additionally, four decades later, I added quite a bit of spicy eroticism because in my experience, that is often what draws the parties to push the boundaries of their relationship. ), and I remember finding it sexually provocative and uninhibitedly thrilling. Someone was saying we were right to act as we thaught was wiser : Robert Rimmer ! Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.

I'm sure it was more shocking in 1966.I have no idea how to rate this.

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