Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex

by Melvin Jules Bukiet

Whoever it was who claimed that sex was the most fun you can have without laughing hadn't encountered Neurotica --an anthology of Jewish short stories, most of which uncover the hilarity inherent in carnality. It is a stellar collection of twenty-seven tales of sexual longing and consummation and frustration--of straight and gay sex, married, unmarried, and adulterous sex, filthy, platonic, and pathetic sex, great sex, awful sex, and solo sex--by many of the masters and the freshest new voices of the Jewish-American literary tradition. Some of the stories are graphic, some ethereal, some wildly comic, some deeply tragic, but all offer a distinctively Jewish point of view on a universal pastime and preoccupation. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll--well, only you know what you'll do.

Genres: Judaism, Short Stories, Humor, Nonfiction

380 pages, Paperback

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?