This is my first time reading Deborah Addington. I find her writing style to be smooth, easy to follow, and lighthearted.

As a person who loves fisting, both as a giver and a receiver, I was excited to read this book. It made me curious as to whether I had all the information I needed or if you can, in fact, teach an old dog new tricks. Turns out, I'm pretty well-educated as a fister. However, I loved reading about how other people experience this amazing sex practice.

A Hand in the Bush includes an all-important chapter on anatomy, which, though it seems incredulous, is still necessary for many people to peruse. Also, a chapter called A Cunt Owner's Manual was a good, though brief, read and spoke of how important self-knowledge and communication are,

The author includes the vital information most are curious about, such as whether it's painful, if you need to have had children in order to be fisted, what it feels like, how long it takes, how small a fister's hands need to be, if fisting makes you loose, and if you can get stuck (yes, I'm serious).

I always appreciate and cheer when I read, what I deem to be, essential information on safe sex. Deborah Addington does an excellent job of breaking it down for the reader. She also includes subjects like safety with lube and the cleanliness of the tops hands (you don't know where its been!)

I appreciated the line drawings included in this book. As a visual learner, they were helpful in being able to make connections and remember material. There's kind of hot too!

There are several appendixes I enjoyed. There are some moving poems about fisting written by readers, that I enjoyed. It's nice to know others find the experience as earth-shattering as I do. Another appendix on ejaculating, which though brief, was good information to include. Another is called Be selfist, go fuck yourself. This made me smile, especially the line drawing of the girl fisting herself. There are also appendixes on trouble shooting and drug use which were helpful.


I think this book would be a great read for someone who has no experience with fisting and wants to be informed before "diving in". It has a very unintimidating, laid back style.

The cover art is very memorable. I also enjoy the addition of the line drawings throughout the book. My book is at least three years old and the binding has held up just fine. The paper used appears to be high quality as well.

In the chapter Fisting: The Adventure, I enjoyed reading about the variations of fisting. Several suggestions I wholeheartedly endorse are closed loop fisting, double vaginal fisting, and double vaginal/anal fisting.