I bought this book because I read it was more a light-hearted memoir, not a "how-to" for spicing up marriage. Douglas Brown and his wife, Annie, are a couple I could relate to-- dealing with life, work, children, while trying to manage "adult" time. They seemed to be a laid back, traditional couple, who really love their kids. I think I enjoyed learning about their family as much as I did the purpose for the memoir. Of course, it was fun reading about their trials in "sexploration." There were several "LOL" moments, particularly when struggling through sex during sickness and snot. Brown's knack for humorous writing made this a joy to read.

Cute book, but it had some flaws. Unlike "Julie and Julia" this read like it was straight from some blog. Near the end (ahem), the author inserted (sorry) emails from his wife that weren't all that relevant to the story and felt like a lazy way to fill space.

The big problem I had was that the authors seemed to make use of hot and cold running childcare. Free care from his parents, who would fly in for weekends, then eventually a paid nanny. The kids never seemed to mind being left, never cried, showed very little resentment. We could take out a 2nd mortgage and do the same thing, but my kids would have thrown hissy fits every time. Of course, the Browns could write off the cost of each sitter and hotel because it was an expense related to the book. The rest of us have to make do.

Interestingly, they were back to once or twice a week after the "marathon" ended.

Cute book, but it had some flaws. Unlike "Julie and Julia" this read like it was straight from some blog. Near the end (ahem), the author inserted (sorry) emails from his wife that weren't all that relevant to the story and felt like a lazy way to fill space.

The big problem I had was that the authors seemed to make use of hot and cold running childcare. Free care from his parents, who would fly in for weekends, then eventually a paid nanny. The kids never seemed to mind being left, never cried, showed very little resentment. We could take out a 2nd mortgage and do the same thing, but my kids would have thrown hissy fits every time. Of course, the Browns could write off the cost of each sitter and hotel because it was an expense related to the book. The rest of us have to make do.

Interestingly, they were back to once or twice a week after the "marathon" ended.

This is a look into Doug and Annie's marriage and commitment to each other much more than a look into their bedroom.

I recommend this to anyone looking to get the passion and intimacy .
Other recommendation is: I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't

This is a look into Doug and Annie's marriage and commitment to each other much more than a look into their bedroom.

I recommend this to anyone looking to get the passion and intimacy .
Other recommendation is: I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't

This is not a well written book. Not really that much fun unless you like listening to other people whine about there lives. Yes, I get that the author doesn't like Denver and he grew up 'poor' (who didn't?). Anyone that has kids will not sypathize with the routine juggling act that we ALL do with marriage, kids, family, etc. This one's going in the trash - never to be read again.

Cute book, I agree with other reviewers that the writing is poor. Sometimes that was a distraction, but to be fair, it's not the great American novel. Nothing special, but something to fill time. I'm surprised people are complaining that it wasn't erotic enough. If you read the description, it's obviously not erotica nor really self-help- just a cute love story.

This book is revolutionary! How often do we hear how to make sex with your spouse sexy? It is an interesting and easy read. Doug is a great writer.

The best thing about the book was reading about the emotional intimacy that the couple was able to achieve during and after their 101 days. Who wouldn't want to get back that passion that exists early in a relationship before laundry lists, childrearing and careers get in the way. This book not only helped the physical intimacy in my marriage, it made me realize and appreciate why we got together in the first place.

I can't wait to see what the author comes up with next!

No only is the an easy and relaxing read, it restores your faith the American marriage.

Douglas and Annie Brown really love each other. They are committed not just to 101 days of sex, but each other and family.

A great book, a must read for all.

I really enjoyed the way this book read like a novel. Brown writes from the first-person but includes his wife and children as critical characters. He gives a day-by-day account of "the marathon", complete with sometimes graphic descriptions of their bedroom adventures. I appreciated, though, the frequent reflections on the impact this experiment had on his marriage and overall quality of life. This book was often extremely funny and occasionally sappy and romantic. Definitely a good read for anyone wondering about the impact a good sex life (or lack of one) can have on a marriage.

This book challenges my wife and I to try to do the same. It sounds like fun and I don't think it gets boring at all. It can really spice up a marriage.

I bought this book because I felt it might be good for a few laughs about a couple who decided to have sex for 100 days but what I found was so much more.

Do not buy this book if you think that it is going to be some wild crazy play-by-play of their sexual romps. Do buy this book though if you would like to see a real-life couple who faces the same challenges we all do with careers, kids, mortgages, bills and the every day assault from life that decide for 100 days to refocus their attention on one another. While it is true that they centered that around sex for 100 days, in the end what they found was that they touched more, they laughed more, they loved one another more deeply, and they learn an amazing relationship lesson of giving and listening to one another - both sexually and nonsexual.

I was enthralled with both as you watch them change their whole concept of sex and their relationship by changing their own concept of personal responsibility of equally contributing to both their sex life and marriage. I found Douglas Brown's intimate declarations of his feelings for his wife very moving and touching and felt that by just proclaiming to her how much he still found her attractive and desirable created even more of a bond between them. I felt that it helped her to come to trust him on a higher level then before they began their "marathon". Women struggle so much more with their bodies and to hear the man who they love proclaim such expressions of desire, respect and love goes way beyond in touching a woman's heart then just an occasional special night out on the town. I think that he came to trust her more also, as she stayed committed to their 100 days of sex and worked very hard at making it exciting and enriching.

The book is very entertaining but if you can also see the hidden message of how just refocusing on one another 100 days helped them to "stay" in love with another then you fully grasp the true meaning behind the book "Just Do It".

this book was as tame as a rated G movie. if i wanted to read about kids and cutesy inside jokes i'd talk to my coworkers. overrated basically.

Just Do It is a delight from beginning to end. Douglas Brown is a masterful writer with a wry sense of humor that permiates the narrative. The is a memoir recounting one engaging young couple's 101 day sex marathon. But it is so much more than tally sheet of daily couplings between the sheets or on an exercise ball or at an alpine ashram. It is the story of rediscovery, of heightened sensitivity to the needs (not merely sexual) one's spouse, of deepening awareness of presence, of finding where home truly is. Repeated conjugal sex is the focus of the book, but it never drifts into gratuitous eroticism or even mild pornography. Brown is too good a writer completely in control of his material to permit that.
If, as Brown's research claims, the average married couple working two careers and rearing children has sex only 36 times per year, and that often a quick thrust and grunt after the late news and before the first sentences of a Lenno/Letterman monologue then this book should be at the top of summer reading lists for one whale of a lot of forty-something marrieds.

Just Do It is a delight from beginning to end. Douglas Brown is a masterful writer with a wry sense of humor that permiates the narrative. The is a memoir recounting one engaging young couple's 101 day sex marathon. But it is so much more than tally sheet of daily couplings between the sheets or on an exercise ball or at an alpine ashram. It is the story of rediscovery, of heightened sensitivity to the needs (not merely sexual) one's spouse, of deepening awareness of presence, of finding where home truly is. Repeated conjugal sex is the focus of the book, but it never drifts into gratuitous eroticism or even mild pornography. Brown is too good a writer completely in control of his material to permit that.
If, as Brown's research claims, the average married couple working two careers and rearing children has sex only 36 times per year, and that often a quick thrust and grunt after the late news and before the first sentences of a Lenno/Letterman monologue then this book should be at the top of summer reading lists for one whale of a lot of forty-something marrieds.

This book sparked a lot of great conversations. It was sweet, thoughtful and made me laugh out loud. It's a great beach read and as I spend time on my vacation, I see people reading it all over the place. I love books that make people think about their lives, ask others about their lives and consider the possiblities. Doug and Annie have given us a true gift.

Whoa...I just finished this book and I am floored.

I discovered this book after seeing a segment on Fox News and then watching the clip on the TODAY Show, followed by reading the posted excerpt there. I was admittedly...intrigued.

Being married for just wee bit longer than the Browns (we've been together off-and-on for 27 years, married for 15), I totally related to the situation Doug describes, which on all honesty most long-married (or long-matched) couples face. In my case, the hubby and I are married and 40-ish. Although we have no children, but devote enormous amounts of time to our careers (I'm a teacher, he's a surgical tech--in addition studying to become a surgical nurse), our scenario is similar(attention-wise).

Reading this book has underlined some drifting apart between us both, a circumstance I had noted during my summer hiatus. But now my husband has pledged to "just read it" every day, after which (I am hoping) will open up some dialogue at the least, but ultimately reawaken that elusive, alchemical "thing" that brought and held us together all these years, at the most.

Although there is SOME weird use of similies/metaphors and just a tad too many references about going back East that nearly jolt you out of the addictively-immersive factor of the story, the poignancy nearly sweeps it all away into the rosy bliss that is True Love, of which Sex is a significant part. In a great many ways, this book reminds me a bit of the "The Princess Bride", because...

"This is true love...you think this happens every day?"

Whoa. I just finished this book and I am floored...

I discovered this book after seeing a segment on Fox News and then watching the clip on the TODAY Show, followed by reading the posted excerpt there. I was admittedly...intrigued.

Being married for just wee bit longer than the Browns (we've been together off-and-on for 27 years, married for 15), I totally related to the situation Doug describes, which on all honesty most long-married (or long-matched) couples face. In my case, the hubby and I are married, 40-ish, no kids, but devote enormous amounts of time to our careers (I'm a teacher, he's a surgical tech--studying to become a surgical nurse), which is nearly as bad (attention-wise).

Reading this book has underlined some drifting apart between us both, a circumstance I had noted during my summer hiatus. But now my husband has pledged to "just read it" every day, after which (I am hoping) will open up some dialogue at the least, but ultimately reawaken that elusive, alchemical "thing" that brought and held us together all these years, at the most.

Although there is SOME weird use of similies/metaphors and oft-repetitive references to going back East that nearly jolt you out of the addictively-immersive factor of the narrative, the poignancy nearly sweeps it all away into the rosy bliss of True Love, of which Sex is a significant part. In fact, you might want to rent "The Princess Bride" after you read it, because...

"This is true love...you think this happens every day?"

I love memoir, and enjoyed the "projects" of A.J. Jacobs The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible and The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World, so I looked at this book in the same way, and they are actually very similar.

Brown undertakes the quest of 101 nights of sex in a row (at his wife's suggestion). I thought it might be a bit "spicy" for me. While there is a bit of talk about some of their attempts to spice things up that some might find offensive, the play-by-play is spared, and in that respect this is much tamer than a Danielle Steele novel.

I loved the examination of the effect of this effort on his marriage, and the tender descriptions that he shares about his wife.

It's a bit unconventional, but I liked it.

So, we're on day 25 today. I read this book cover to cover and relate to so many of the issues that Doug and Annie have gone through. Our family is the same size (2 kids ages 4 and 7). My husband is in his 40's and I'm in my 30's. We're going for 102 days! Even though we have only been married for 8 years we were definitely in a rut.

I felt the book was well written and interesting enough to keep me hooked until I was done. Like several other reviewers, I had some real laugh out loud moments too! I thought Doug was humorous and real in the way he recaptured their adventure and I highly recommend this to anyone who is in a relationship and feels that there could be more spice between a spouse or partner.

After 25 days, we are planning weekends together and dreaming of things we want to do some day (not even sex related!). I, like Annie, feel so much sexier. I went from dreading sex (because of being too tired or busy or just wanting to be alone) and feeling guilty (was I pleasing my husband enough?) to stress-free and relaxed and so much more in love than I was before. We both agree that this adventure has brought elements back into our relationship that had been long gone.

I loved this book. Yes, it has some sex details in it to keep with the theme of the book. But it is really the story of love and the struggles of managing kids and work and life and family, while not forgetting you are a part of a couple. I had numerous laugh-out-loud moments with this book. It is very well written. It really makes you think about life and how to make a good marriage. It is a good read!

What a nice summer read, and very inspiring - especially since my husband turns 40 in just 2 months.I applaud Doug and Annie, who through their story remind us how important it is to nurture marriage without letting the mundane aspects of life take over.

In Just Do It, Douglas Brown tells how he and his wife decided to try an experiment--having sex for 100 consecutive days (it turned into 101 at the end). They could make no excuses, and nothing could stop them.

During the course of their experiment, they made time for weekends away (including to a Las Vegas pornography convention!), contended with sick children (as well as illnesses they had), and dealt with emotional issues that caused a lack of libido.

This book, however, is about more than sex. It is about the changes that can take place in a relationship when it feels tired and in a rut. It shows that by simply altering and improving one aspect of your life, many others can be affected as well.

This book was a fun journey with Doug and Annie Brown--I even got a few ideas for spicing up my own marriage! The book was funny in many spots, causing me to laugh out loud (which is something I rarely do when reading a book). I enjoyed the candor with which Brown describes the adventure he and his wife take.

The one thing about this book that bothered me was the frequent mentions of his homesickness for Maryland. I felt that after a while it got repetitive and at some points felt more like whining. However, about halfway through the book, the mentions grew fewer. Once I hit this point, I enjoyed the book that much more.

Armchair Interviews says: An interesting experiment in "Turn off TV, turn on each other."

What a fantastic read! I did not expect to pick up this book and have laugh out loud moments and was very pleasantly surprised. The love these two have for each other and their family absolutely radiates with each chapter. Doug's writing really drives home important lessons that will be beneficial for any couple who find themselves in the "relationship rut," which are so simple but mostly overlooked. We all should find the time for each other to just talk, listen, touch and cherish. Oh...and yoga, lubricant and a good wax job don't hurt either. Great job Doug & Annie! I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it.

I found this book to be a great read and a great manual for how to "care" for your spouse again -after children, work and other obligations. I enjoyed the journalism aspect of the book that filled me in on industies I knew nothing about and the great advice on how to work some "couple" time into the daily routine.

I loved this book. Doug is a great writer and keeps you entertained with his stories. The best part is I was motivated to start things up again with my husband. Just having a baby this year, it has been hard to find the time. The 101 ways Doug and Anne find to "do it" are creative, exciting, and inspiring. I want to run out and try some of them today. I highly recommend for any one in a relationship to read.

"Just Do It" will no doubt "crinkle the fat" about the eyes of the prurient and cause the ultra-conservative to babble in shock. But such knee jerk reactions belie the true import of the book.
On January 1, 2007, Douglas Brown and his wife Annie (at her suggestion) pledged to have sex with each other for 100 straight days. While the caring, tenderness, and communication between them was good after fourteen years of marriage, their experiment enabled them to bond ever more closely--in spite of the demands of children, careers, and life in the twenty-first century.
The preparation for the project speaks of the seriousness with which the Browns tackled the chore. Besides defining parameters, there was a visit to the family doctor for both, as well as researching destinations for variety in locales and dietary considerations to enhance performance and stamina.
One destination was THE Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, which Brown, a feature writer, covered for the Denver Post. Annie asked porn star, Randy West, for an autograph, prompting Doug to approach Smoking Mary Jane with the same request. Annie took his picture with his arm around the corseted woman "bedecked in subtle dominatrix attire." And while they were there, they picked up sex toys, to add dash to their daily endeavor.
But in the way of things, glitter, neon, and swag can be supplanted by state-department-level negotiations for their two daughters' bedtimes, or tending to cases of strep throat and copious vomiting spells.
Social commentary on current attitudes toward sexual practices vies with glimpses of family life, dealing with the sale of Girl Scout cookies and story telling. Titillating sex toys are described, and the couple's physical delight in each other is revealed.
Yet the book's appeal lies in the delicate balance Brown maintains, never resorting to purple prose or raunch. The narrative is thoughtful, lively, and engaging. Annie says they have fun, and it's their fun that imbues the tale.
Douglas Brown tells a tender love story here and pays glorious tribute to his wife. But he experienced an epiphany all his own. As a result of this madcap sexventure, he learned the definition of "home."

Take one part Erma Bombeck's humorous insight into the inanity of everyday life, add a big slice of David Sedaris' self deprecating raconteur style, fold in a heaping spoonful of Dr. Ruth's straight talk about good sex, add ice and shake (do not stir), and you have Douglas Brown's refreshing first book about 101 marathon days of sex with his wife.

In a world where free wheeling sex is omnipresent, Brown has stumbled upon one of our remaining taboos: discussing the sex lives of married consenting adults. Carry Bradshaw we can handle, but...what will these married folks think of next? His book effectively summarizes 101 continuous days of married sex without being either salacious or vulgar, and he and his wife of 14 years learn a few things about maintaining a long term relationship along the way.

The humor, the details of family life, the internal monologues (particularly about "where is home?") all give a delightful context for the daily sex. Even the reality of the "Not really in the mood tonight, dear"...which for most of us (all of us?) would just end it right there...and then knowing that right after they felt that emotion and said those words, they went ahead anyway....I mean...Wow. I almost can't fathom the dedication that this took! Brown's book is a delicious feast featuring all that it means to be a married father in the early 21st century, complete with face-painted flat tires, vertiginous sexual interludes, and the miracles of "Brazilian waxing".

Thank you Douglas and Annie Brown! This book is exactly what married couples in their 30's 40's and 50's need. It is not a sex manual, but an intimacy and passion manual. It reminds us that sometimes we have to work to keep these things in our lives.

The writing style is first rate. At all times comical, moving and sweet. And with the perfect amount of sexual detail. Not too much! This is a look into Doug and Annie's marriage and commitment to each other much more than a look into their bedroom.

I recommend this to anyone looking to get the passion, intimacy and yes, SEX back into their relationship.

What a fun and funny book. My husband and I read it together, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It proved to us that a long-married couple can still have a frequent, joyful and fulfilling sex life. We decided to try it for a month. It was difficult at first, but then we bought another book that really kicked our sex life into high gear. The Sensuous Couple's (Flip Over) Guide to Seismic Oral Sex isn't a playful, fun book, but it's a necessary one for all couples who are trying to improve their intimacy. It's a flip over book, with one side dedicated to cunnilingus and the other side dedicated to fellatio. A MUST for couples.

A fun book about a seemingly impossible mission... to have sex for 101 straight days! At times I thought the book was funny, insightful, amusing and touching. I especially enjoyed the first 100 pages, which included the build-up and the first week or two of the marathon. It did get a little repetitive in the back half, but I enjoyed the epilogue. Doug Brown is a sweet guy who really loves his wife!

The actual sex acts are described in some detail (mostly about the different things and new approaches that they tried over the course of the marathon) but, at the end of the day, I thought it was more of a love story with a twist. It's more about reconnecting with your spouse, through greater intimacy, and jazzing up your relationship.

Unlike other reviewers, I didn't think it was fiction. I really thought that it more or less happened as written (failures or lack of interest are also described; it's not like they had great sex all the time).

The light, witty writing style as well as the additional commentary about family life and kids reminded me a little of "Marley and Me", another recommendation of mine.

A fun book about a seemingly impossible mission... to have sex for 101 straight days! At times I thought the book was funny, insightful, amusing and touching. I especially enjoyed the first 100 pages, which included the build-up and the first week or two of the marathon. It did get a little repetitive toward the end, but I enjoyed the epilogue. The actual sex acts or insights are not described in a lot of detail and, at the end of the day, I thought it was more of a love story with a twist.

Unlike other reviewers, I didn't think it was fiction. I really thought that it more or less happened as written (failures or lack of interest are also described; it's not like they had great sex all the time).

The light, witty writing style as well as the additional commentary about family life and kids reminded me a little of "Marley and Me", another recommendation of mine.

What this book is:
Cute anecdotes from a Denver journalist who has a sex column. He and his wife have a sex marathon for 101 days. They get emotionally closer as a result. They decide "sex" means intercourse. They keep it basic, usually quick ins and outs late at night after they put the kids to bed. They have an occassional weekend away. They watch porn. They try out a vibrator and a cock ring and some herbs and viagra.

The book is filled with cute stories about their kids and their work lives. The author deeply loves his wife and family, and is very cheerful and very careful with what he writes about them.

What it isn't:
There is minimal detail about the actual sex other than the conversations they have before and after, and a quick description of how they "do it". It is a very PG book, very clean and pc.

And it definitely isn't a deep exploration of the emotional landscape they traverse. The author's tone is light and chatty throughout. No problems or doubts or challenges ever surface. Which comes across if not unbelievable then at least somewhat whitewashed at times.

The sex isn't that adventurous. I imagine most college kids would have more variety in their history. This couple has sex in the basement once. And outdoors once. That's about it for creative approaches. There is very little sharing about their positions or techniques. And certainly nothing shared about what works for Annie. Sex is basically described as kissing, intercourse,sometimes with an orgasm,then sleeping (for about 200 pages). I'm sure a lot more may have occurred, but the author doesn't reveal it here.

It is definitely NOT like being a fly on the wall in someone else's sex life.

Overall, it's a cute book. Entertaining fluff. They seem like a really great, likeable couple. I enjoyed reading about their relationship, their conversations and their kids. But not about their sex.

I bought this after reading a glowing review in the New York Times. The writing is terrible, the story is not believable, and it's not even erotic unless you enjoy detailed descriptions of nose blowing and food poisoning incidents. I'd give it no stars, but that's not an option on Amazon.com I think it's probably mostly fiction, and not even good fiction at that.

How brave Doug and Annie Brown are! They made a pact to make love every day for 100 days, and then Doug wrote this book about it. The result is this funny and revealing story, which entertained me and, in the end, moved me.

This long-married couple achieved a magical sort of intimacy they didn't have before the three-month marathon. "We touched more," Doug writes. "Our conversations seemed easier and more lit with honesty. I felt I understood Annie's interior world better than ever, and she felt the same about me."

The book includes frank talk about all sorts of different ways the Browns spiced up their lovemaking, including Brazilian waxes, lingerie, massages, dirty movies, Viagra, yoga and Doug throwing away his comfy but icky sleeping pants. More important was the ever-present good humor and laughter, and the deep affection the two share.

Here's the chapter list:

1. What Will Help Us Cross the Finish Line?
2. I'm Going to Like It
3. Don't Wait for Chemistry
4. Screwing Ourselves Together
5. Nasal Shrapnel
6. Catcalls of the Past
7. Scat
8. The Power of Love
9. The Singing Heart
10. The Common Good
11. The First Move
12. The Reading of the Lists
13. To Bask on the Island of Our Own Creation
14. Making Love in the Afternoon
15. That's Sexcellent

I bought the book to discover what sorts of mystical, sexxxy, purrfectly sensual suggestions these two could offer me. Like the Browns, I'm married with 2 kids and have little time for the old romps my husband and I so often enjoyed. How to find time to do it when we so rarely even turn on the TV let alone each other?

What I did discover reading the book is a pure, simple, and movingly beautiful love story. Doug Brown's writing is wonderful and wonderfully funny. He brings you into his world and you feel like you're best friends. (Or at least you want to be!)

Screw screwing...right now I just want to get back to reading the book!

But really, the secret that Doug and Annie share...all you need is love.