Jim Goad's Gigantic Book of Sex

By Jim Goad

"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.

• Format: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932595201
• ISBN13: 9781932595208
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Feral House
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

A Sexy Goad Time!!!

This book written by Jim Goad in a style similar to Answer Me! divides this book into three portions: One of real information, one of stuff he made up, and the last is a collection of his sexy opitions and personal experiences. Most of this book was written shortly after getting out of jail and moving to Portland, OR, renounced for its skanky underbelly. Goad's writing tone is very funny, smart, and grossly descriptive - which is by the way not the least bit comparable to the rantings of idiots like Larry the Cable Guy. I can't even begin to imagine Goad becoming so blandly mainstream. Though each section has its charms, I found the third section particularly amusing as Goad reveals both his inflating ego (evident in his essays about the beautiful women he beds all the time as well as his impressive "plumbing") and his vulnerable side (evident in his essay about being turned down by a weiner dog). I enjoyed this book, though Answer Me! is better. It should be required reading in health classes nationwide!

Definitely Goad's best since Answer ME!

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.