Playboy Magazine Reviews

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3.55 of 5 (by 11 users)

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One thing about Playboy Magazine is that it’s a magazine set apart from the others in its genre. Reviewers admit that they like Playboy for several reasons, among them the great articles, candid interviews, jokes, and art work that set Playboy apart from the typical skin magazine. Many also like the nude photos but Playboy is “Not Just for the Guys” and it offers “Great Pictures and Good Reading”. There are, of course, those who feel Playboy is an exploitation magazine due to its nude pictures and that no one should read it under any circumstances. But Playboy does earn some good marks from most reviewers and it is considered one of the best Magazine Publications in its field.

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Favorable Review

The classiest porn around.

APR

2008

I don't allow porn of any kind in the house. I don't want that temptation there for my kids. But, of course, I know my husband looks at magazines every now and then. And honestly, if he's looking at Playboy, it's not that big of a deal. I mean, YES the women are perfectly… read full review »

magazine subscriber, an avid reader

jasyjen
Jacksonville, NC

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Critical Review

A Major Dis on my wife

FEB

2008

That's great that some of you think that the articles are poignant and interesting, but I find that the more I look at this kind of stuff, the more difficult it is to love and appreciate my wife. No, I'm not heaping guilt upon myself - that's just the way it is and I can't change it. I would also… read full review »

reading non-fiction

mathewseh1
Portsmouth, NH

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I read the articles as well, no really I do...

a magazine reader, an avid reader, into random knowledge

AUG

2007

Bottom-Line: Playboy Magazine holds a time honored position that is as much a part of the American lexicon as baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet. — When I was a teenager growing up on the relatively tame but bigoted streets of Newport, Rhode Island, I had a paper route. On this route there was one particular stop I liked to make the first Friday of every month, for that is when the new Playboy Magazines hit the stands. That was back in the days before false moralizing forced most vendors to wrap their Playboys in plastic and secret them away… read full review »

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TheBard
Aurora, IL

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Not just for the guys!

an avid reader, married, Magazine Reader, seeking intelligent reads, interested in well-written material

DEC

2007

I renewed my husband's subscription to Playboy recently. Since he is a truck driver and not home a whole lot, I usually get to read Playboy before he does. Maybe I am secure in my relationship, because I will continue to renew his subscription! — Playboy is not just for the guys! It is full of great articles, funny jokes, and some fantastic artwork drawn by Olivia. I just skip over the photos! — Although you will never get me to admit this in court (or in front of my parents) if I had a body like these women do in Playboy, I would be posing in there too! — I am sure that… read full review »

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LeowomanJen
Volga, IA

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Falling Off

an avid reader

FEB

2008

Fake girls. Weak Layouts. Overpriced magazine. There are cheaper alternatives. The magazine has gone down in quality over the years, so have the girls. The fake promises of actual nudity, overabundance of ads, and lack of real looking women tends to catch up and drag it down over time. The fake covers get old too. They will put a woman on the cover that isn't even nude in it and when they get a big celebirty to pose nude, usually it isn't even nude. Pathetic. You can do… read full review »

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frosticle
Keeseville, NY

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Trash magazine!!

a magazine reader, newspaper reader, married, a woman

DEC

2007

Playboy magazine is nothing but a trash magazine. It is very disgraceful for women. We have enough problems in this day and age, without plastering nude photos of women in a magazine. Today's society is all about sex and it really needs to stop. So many people just go along with it or ignore it, because they say that's just the way it is. Well, it doesn't have to be that way. All you men out there answer this. How would you like it if your daughter's nude picture was in Playboy for everyone out there to see? I am also sure those of you that are… read full review »

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vtgirl69
Sebastian, FL

Playboy is a Legend

magazine subscriber, an avid reader, into romance novels, married, pro-breastfeeding, a first-time parent, looking for value, a bargain hunter

MAR

2008

I know that Playboy sometimes gets a bum "rap", but I really do enjoy looking through the magazine, each month when my husband receives it. Believe it or not, there really are articles, and I love some of their interviews. I love reading an article when actors/actresses are frank and honest, and Playboy interviews are just that. My favorite section of the magazine are the jokes, makes me smile every time. They also have a section on statistics, some of the statistics are funny, and some are unbelieveable, but true. — Hugh Hefner is one smart man, he has an entire… read full review »

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kichner
Donnellson, IA

This isn't just for the guys!

re-reading the classics, always seeking good tips, reading non-fiction, a woman, a fiction reader, a magazine reader, Magazine Reader, an avid reader

MAR

2008

Playboy Magazine just isn't of interest to my man. I love to read the stories and really get a kick out of the jokes. — Playboy magazine is a great gift for my man. —… read full review »

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ColleenRandol
Wichita Falls, TX

great pictures

magazine subscriber

FEB

2008

great pictorials and also great interviews.i just wish they didn't airbrush the girls so… read full review »

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causey444
Mount Pleasant, SC

great pictures and good reading

magazine subscriber

FEB