Sex [Hardcover]

Madonna (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992

This is a collectors dream book. Only the book is included & has been opened Key Details Author: Madonna, Glenn O'Brien, Steven Meisel Language: English Format: Other ISBN-10: 0446517321 ISBN-13: 9780446517324 Size Height: 14 in Width: 11.8 in Thickness: 0.6 in Weight: 42.4 oz Publisher's Note: Photographs and writings reflect the superstar's personal sexual fantasies

Product Details

• Hardcover: 134 pages
• Publisher: Ediciones B; First French Edition edition (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8440631170
• ISBN-13: 978-8440631176
• Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 11.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting...But Not That Shocking, March 21, 2006

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Brian Himes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex (Hardcover)

Ok, I searched for this book for quite a while before I finally found an unopened copy in a local used book store. Cost me a pretty penny. Was it worth it? That all depends on your point of view.

I first saw this book when it came out and I wanted to get it, but for one reason or another I just never picked up a copy. At the time, I thought the book was racey and very interesting. There were a couple of pictures that I never forgot (the pizza picture and the hitch hiking picture). I thought that those two pictures alone were very good. At least from a photographic point of view. I found most of the rest of the book rather bland.

Years later after I got my own copy and could actually spend some time with it, I was quite impressed. It's a rather interesting book from the stand point of a pop star showing us her sexual fantasies. I had always applauded Madonna for having the guts to do this book. I know in recent years she regrets doing the book. I still admire her for what she was trying to do and say with the book. True, it shocked people and the critics just raked her over the coals for it, but I still find the book interesting if just as a novelty.

I guess I must have a rather open mind, the book didn't shock me. That was the biggest disappointment for me. I was used to being shocked by what Madonna did and said. It's an interesting book but not all that shocking. If you have to have it, then by all means get it but be prepared to pay over $100.00 for it. If you're just curious as to the contents, I'd say save your money and find someone who has the book. I'm sure that they will let you take a stroll through it.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Madonna in the 90's, January 22, 2005

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cng - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sex (Hardcover)

I have to give Madonna credit for being the bold artist that she was in the 90's. Her book, Sex, with it's portfolio of nude images with the combination of design and production was beyond any book I've seen. However, I don't think of this book to be erotic but an example to Madonna's metaphorosis into the artist that she is now. It's like watching someone grow through pictures. Most 80's performers didn't last as long as Madonna's as she continued to reinvent her self through her career. The Madonna today would never produce the sex book (she's writing childrens story books now). "Sex" captures Madonna in her most dramatic reinvention.

I recommend this to any collector!

29 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasies in a book., May 19, 2004

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Mr. Wynn (State of Confusion) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sex (Hardcover)

She pretty much covers every fantasy anyone has ever had in this uniquely bound book. Madonna pushed the envelope and published a book that almost put a halt to her career. In the end, she sold millions and became the most talked about celebrity in the 90s.

If you can get your hands on one of these books, you'll see how differntly she used to write. Today, she writes children's books. I guess 10 years was enough time to chagne genres....