Toilet [Paperback]

Tom Woolley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2005

We're more than fortunate to have a revised version published of Thomas Woolley's Toilet. Amped up with two new stories (Piss Bottle and Citizen of Chaos), Toilet is far from some nostalgic I [heart] the Queer '90s. The narrator in Fuckoff.com writes that, I look at shock as armor in a life that is essentially one brutal offensive strike. Originally published in 1998, those words ring even truer in today's era of Bush II, Iraq II, and 9/11. Woolley's stories break through that state of shock. They are revitalizing rather than numbing. Toilet is an electro-paddle jolt to jump-start our current times. It's a punch to the gut, an insistent kiss, a shot in the arm to wake up, breathe deeply, and be inspired. Inspired to fight for the world you want. --From the Foreword by D. Travers Scott

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Thomas Woolley is a wholly engaging original, and injects his humor with equal parts horror and sad, eerie nostalgia." -- Scott Heim<br /><br />"Thomas Woolley is the kitchen god of bathroom sex. Toilet is filled with the liquid writing of human fluids." -- Kathy Acker<br /><br />"Thomas WoolleyÂ’s Toilet smacks of brilliance. His sinuous, newsy, mega-refined yet weirdly aggressive voice gave me an incredible rush." -- Dennis Cooper<br /><br />Both cheery and cantankerous, the stories and rantings of Toilet are linked by a battery-acid tone and a smart, atomic energy. Woolley is a wholly engaging original, and injects his humor with equal parts horror and sad, eerie nostalgia. --Scott Heim, author of Mysterious Skin<br /><br />Thomas Wooley's Toilet smacks of brilliance. His sinuous, newsy, mega-refined yet weirdly aggressive voice gave me an incredible rush. --Dennis Cooper, author of The Sluts<br /><br />Thomas Woolley is the kitchen god of bathroom sex. Toilet is filled with the liquid writing of human fluids. --Kathy Acker, author of My Mother: Demonology

Thomas Woolley is the kitchen god of bathroom sex. Toilet is filled with the liquid writing of human fluids. --Kathy Acker, author of My Mother: Demonology

Thomas Wooley's Toilet smacks of brilliance. His sinuous, newsy, mega-refined yet weirdly aggressive voice gave me an incredible rush. --Dennis Cooper, author of The Sluts

From the Publisher

To say that this book has already attracted substantial interest would be an understatement. Weve had overwhelmingly positive responses, including comments from Dennis Cooper, the late Kathy Acker (we were honored and moved that she took the time to respond shortly before her passing), Scott Heim, and Michael Musto. Copies of the first edition are selling out much faster than anticipated. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Suspect Thoughts Press; First Edition edition (November 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976341123
• ISBN-13: 978-0976341123
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,467,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not so gay, I didnt get it., May 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Toilet (Paperback)

OK - so it is billed as a queer collection, but I was given it by a friend who didnt know better. Despite this, I found the themes universal and the conversational tone the author takes with the reader inclusive of all orientations. I think it crosses the sex lines. This is not about a gay guy it is a book about a human. I give it two thumbs up. Super smart and funny. Oh, ps - don't let the pre-teen set get a hold of this - Language baby, language.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toilet rocked my world, April 29, 1998

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This review is from: Toilet (Paperback)

smart funny and vicious, the diatribes of this author had me doubled over with laughter and then throwing up with disgust. A real ride with a lot of surprises. Thought the fourth story, "Letters to Anji" read like an exerpt, but stood alone well enough. Like Dennis Cooper a generation later.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Revolutionary Work of Fiction, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Toilet (Paperback)

This book was so amazing, I read it three times in one day. Woolley's perspectives on life, love, friendship, dating, & happiness are insightful, touching, & original. The chapter entitled "You Sure Are Pretty For a Faggot" is perhaps the most honest account of human dating that I'd ever encountered. I doubt I will come across a book that speaks so truthfully (and so eloquently as well) for a long, long time to come.