Jim Goad's Gigantic Book of Sex [Paperback]

Jim Goad (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

"Jim Goad doesn’t pull his punches. Brutally honest without worrying about being correct."—Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club

"Jim Goad is an amazing writer."—Margaret Cho, Salon.com

The author of the notorious ‘zine ANSWER Me!, Shit Magnet (Feral House), and the best-selling Redneck Manifesto (Simon & Schuster) lampoons every imaginable aspect of human sexuality in 224 hilarious, illustrated, full-color, R-rated pages.

Included are chapters like:
• "Strange Sex Laws"
• "The Cocks of Rock"
• "Fun ‘n’ Obscure Sex Slang"
• "Sex Toys That Time Forgot"
• "Viagra for Masochists"
• "I Always Vote for Bush"

Jim Goad has contributed to Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, Bizarre, New York Press, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, and VICE. His controversial writing and life have been profiled in The New York Times, TIME, The Village Voice, and Spin. He lives in Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

After his release from prison (he was in for assaulting his lover), literary provocateur Goad (Answer Me!, The Redneck Manifesto) returned to Portland, Ore., and found a job writing for a free weekly devoted to the city's sex industry. That experience provided grist for this book, a self-help miscellany with a hyperactive design that veers from The Onion-style parody ("Man Uses Photoshop to Give Himself Bigger Penis," "Pug Porn," etc.) to confessional essays ("Pleasuring Myself in Prison") to product tests (Viagra, porn) to anatomy lessons ("In search of...the Prostate Gland"). Goad's savage wit is matched only by his enthusiasm, both of which are a bit of an acquired taste; sensitive readers may find themselves repeatedly and unapologetically offended. Though he's been criticized as a misogynist, Goad is just as critical of himself as he is of the opposite sex, if not more so, detailing his pitiful attempts to photograph his privates ("it looked like a shriveled pink egg roll") and warning female readers, "You'll be very, very disappointed the first time you have sex with me." This self-effacing humor gives the book depth and makes Goad more likable; his decidedly un-P.C. take on all things sexual brings a welcome bit of pointed, occasionally venomous satire to the sex manual genre.
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About the Author

Considered a fine author by such figures as Chuck Palahniuk, the controversial life of Jim Goad was described in his memoir, "Shit Magnet." His published books include "The Redneck Manifesto" (in its 9th printing from Simon and Schuster) and "Answer Me!: The First Three" by AK Press and currently Scapegoat Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Feral House (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932595201
• ISBN-13: 978-1932595208
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #398,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Goad's best since Answer ME!, May 17, 2007

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This review is from: Jim Goad's Gigantic Book of Sex (Paperback)

This excellent compendium de pudenda is a must for anyone with reproductive organs. The Gigantic Book of Sex is more informative and accurate than any sociological text since Eric Hoffer's The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics)The True Believer, and funnier than just about any 'comedy' book ever written. Goad's style is of course flawless and exact, which we have come to expect. What I did not expect was the gorgeous 'n' glossy format that the text comes in- it is eye-poppingly wonderful. Goad claims to have done all the layout within, and it is a testament to the development of his aesthetic since Answer ME! came out 15 years ago.