Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life (Paperback)

~ Marjorie Garber (Author) "Switch-hitter. Swings both ways..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

"...Garber's capacities as a cultural commentator--delivered here in funny, witty, and sexy prose--are quite dazzling..." -- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

"A marvelous, witty, learned, and sexy book. Bisexuality is destined for landmark status..." -- Diane Middlebrook, author of Anne Sexton

"After reading Bisexuality I find myself willing to reinterpret the narrative of my own personal history." -- Edmund White

"Marjorie Garber has written with great intelligence about bisexuality and she should probably get out of Dodge as fast as possible." -- Rita Mae Brown, Los Angeles Times Book Review

After reading Bisexuality I find myself willing to reinterpret the narrative of my own personal history.
–Edmund White

Garber's book is one of those seriously researched books that covers every facet of this topic, including a look at celebrity bisexuals thorugh history, like Georgia O'Keeffe and Virginia Woolf..
–Curve

Garbers book is one of those seriously researched books that covers every facet of this topic, including a look at celebrity bisexuals thorugh history, like Georgia OKeeffe and Virginia Woolf..
–Curve

Marjorie Garber has written with great intelligence about bisexuality and she should probably get out of Dodge as fast as possible.
–Rita Mae Brown, Los Angeles Times Book Review

Product Description

The world is flat. The sun revolves around the earth. Human beings are either heterosexual or homosexual. The first two myths have long been abandoned, but the third has awaited its Columbus or Copernicus. Until now.
In this witty, learned, and scrupulously researched book, Marjorie Garber examines bisexuality and its many modes through a dazzling variety of critical lenses: cultural, literary, and psychological. Bisexuality is a monumental inquiry into what "normal" might mean, and just how difficult it is to make claims about sexuality-someone else's or one's own. Whether you're curious or seriously interested, a lay reader or a student of sexuality or gender, Bisexuality is a book you will have to have.
Formerly published as Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life from Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 0 684 82412 4

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415926610
• ISBN-13: 978-0415926614
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #768,105 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bi Equivalent to Faludi's Backlash, March 6, 2001

By	Valerie A. Taylor (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This book is now a cornerstone of my library. Garber breaksdown Bisexuality just as Susan Faludi previously made feminism accessible through Backlash. This work is definately in the top 10. It is fun yet profound. Though an avid reader, I found at times the content was so heavy that I would put space between me and the book for awhile. But do not dismay. This distance was only needed because, being an acknowledged bisexual myself, the words slammed right home. I found one of the most helpful aspects of the book was the diverse lenses that Garber approached the subject through. Now, when I find myself reading other related books or coming in contact with related controversies, I have a wide range of information and perspective to draw on that Garber provides. Her dynamic & astonishing research is coupled with a great attitude & laid back voice. Buy/read this book, you won't see things the same ever again...........

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like ... THIS is the real thing, September 16, 2002

By A Customer

This is a complete and wonderful work of scholarship. I have delighted in and enjoyed every page. It is a thorough exploration of bisexuality, the bisexual experience, and bisexual eroticism. There are some profound observations in the book that have given me now insights into myself. As a bisexual who has read most - if not all - of the books on the subject; I can say that - in my opinion - this is the ONLY book on bisexuality that is actually worth reading. Ms. Garber is the only author I have read who has grasped the essence and the meaning of the "Bisexual Experience". It is clear that - unlike most writers on the subject - she is not guessing. She knows. She has also miraculously managed to make what she knows accessible to any reader. I made my psychologist buy a copy and read it. Now he knows what I'm talking about. Ms Garber demonstrates quite clearly that we bisexuals are not straight, we are not gay, we are not lesbian. We are a whole other breed of cat. This book should help anyone to understand what sort of cat we are.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and indepth, July 8, 2000

By A Customer

Although its more than 500 pages may seem a bit overwhelming, the content is fascinating. Garber has explored the world of bisexuality from every angle and back to antiquity until today. Reading it will make you question your own feelings about the meaning of "sexuality." All done authoritatively without being scholarly, although it is not light reading.