Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex

by Melvin Jules Bukiet (Editor)

Sex is straight and gay, married and unmarried, satisfied and frustrated, guilty and innocent, carnal and platonic, and pathetic according to the 27 short stories and excerpts from longer works of fiction. Woody Allen, Saul Bellow, Rebecca Goldstein, Erica Jong, Jerzy Kosinski, Bernard Malamud, Henry Roth, and Isaac Bashevis Singer are among those who speak up. Novelist Bukiet thanks his wife for the children he hopes are his. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Judaism, Short Stories, Humor, Nonfiction

360 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Nikita A]

Some of the stories are a little dated, and I loved all of them in their context. Beautiful sex writing all around!

[Samantha Shain]

Overall, underwhelming and rather dated, but a few gems tucked in there!

[Jill Shultz]

The stories range from extremely funny ("Elvis, Axl, and Me" by Janice Eidus) to gripping ("Innocence," by Harold Brodkey). It's worth the price just for Eidus' story. You know how some stories leave such an impression that the slightest thing--a phrase, an image, the title--can make you bray or grin like an idiot? It's that kind of story.

[Gianna]

Overly stereotypical.

[Marcus Lacerda]

É uma coletânea genial que faz um perfil da sexualidade e dos fatos sexuais dentro da vida judaica que peca em uma única coisa: não tem Philip Roth.

[Malbadeen]

what do you think Sarah? Would this cause any problems if I left it laying around the house?