The Oy of Sex: Jewish Women Write Erotica (Paperback)

by Marcy Sheiner (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
From Erotique Noire to On a Bed of Rice and Pleasure in the Word, ethnically themed collections are becoming more and more popular among readers of erotica. The Oy of Sex represents the first anthology of Jewish women's erotica by mainstream authors including Joan Nestle (author of A Fragile Union); Robin Bernstein (editor of Bridges, a journal of Jewish feminist culture and politics); and Judith Arcana (author of Grace Paley's Life Stories, A Literary Biography). The stories in The Oy of Sex are laden with Jewish symbols, holy days, customs, and cultural references -- along with zaftig women, tempting food, and a hefty dose of Yiddish humor!

Product Details

• Paperback: 219 pages
• Publisher: Cleis Press; 1st edition (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573440833
• ISBN-13: 978-1573440837
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #832,216 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oy! Oh my!, March 20, 2000

By	Danalee Lavelle "Sugar and Spice" (Carmichael, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Move over Susie Bright because this collection is awesome! You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate the great variety of well-written erotica in this book. I'm not; although I've studied Judaism. This shiksa enjoyed the book tremendously and as the other reviewer stated this collection is worth sharing! My only disappointment was later not finding any books in print authored by one of the contributors to this collection, Susanna Herbert. I loved her style.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!, March 8, 2005

By	VeggieTart (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

"The Oy of Sex" is a collection of erotica by Jewish women (except for Carol Queen, the token shiksa). The stories celebrate Jewish female sexuality, lament body image issues, and have Yiddush phrases and references to Jewish customs liberally sprinkled throughout (don't worry--there's a glossary at the back). It's the only erotica anthology I've seen with personal ads (from Israel) that had me bursting out laughing. Some of the stories are not overtly sexy: one of my favorites, Leslea Newman's "The Babka Sisters," features an elderly woman in a nursing home who narrates the tale of falling in love as a teenager, losing the one she loves, and then finding her again as a 50-something widow. It it not necessarily sexy, but it is a beautifully bittersweet story. And that is the Jewish condition: with joy sometimes comes sorrow and vice versa. It is why the bitter herbs are dipped in charoset on Passover.

3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not only for the girls, December 15, 1999

By	israel aaroni (petach tikva, israel) - See all my reviews

buy this book to your man. this advice is for you lady. take a look in his eyes later. Can you tell the diffrent ? sure you can.