Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto127 reviews
Chuck Klosterman

Scribner, 2004

brilliant, poignant and deliciously clever.

+ Sometimes a book speaks to you
+ No flow but the essays individually are thought-provoking and halarious!

A fond reflection and provocative portrait of the culture in which you were raised. Right on and an extremely entertaining read.
  
  











  



  
Mama's Boy: The True Story of a Serial Killer and His Mother8 reviews
Richard T. Pienciak

Onyx, 1997

Professionally Written True Crime

+ Enjoyable

In MAMA'S BOY, Richard T. Pienciak details the story of a serial murderer, Eric Napoletano who, while not unusual in his sociopathic arrogance, is somewhat unique in that he only killed his wives and girlfriends. Their transgressions which Napoletano found intolerable were such things as wanting to ...
  
  











  



  
What the Fuck: The Avant-Porn Anthology2 reviews
Michael Hemmingson, William T. Vollmann

Soft Skull Press, 2000

A Weird and Wild Book

+ Off-beat and eclectic

I love the cover. I love the preface, wherein Larry McCaffery says he found Hemmingson, the editor, after an alien abduction, and this whole book is written by kinky alien life forms. There's a lot of weird and quirky stories in here. This is probably one of the best "erotica" anthologies I've come ...
  
  











  



  
Fuck Machine. Stories.1 review
Charles Bukowski

Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt, 2003

It's in German

It's in German, a fact I must have glossed over and in my fervor for Bukowski I ordered it.
  
  











  



  
Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre6 reviews

Dybbuk Press, LLC, 2005

I edited it.

+ A BIZARRE BUT THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE ANTHOLOGY
+ Stories of the strange and unusual
+ No cannibalism, but lots of great stories
+ An Admirable Effort from the New Master of the Grotesque
  
  











  



  
FUCK YOU TOO: The Extras + More - Music and Skating thru > '043 reviews
Glen E. Friedman

Consafos Press, 2005

Hard Core Skateboarding, Punk, and Hip-Hop - the classics!

+ * * * * *
+ PRAISE FOR GLEN E. FRIEDMAN

I had to write this review because no other Amazon customers have given this book the review it deserves (other than the press reviews). This book is unbelievable, if for nothing else, just for the sheer volume of Hardcore Punk, Hardcore Hip Hop legends, Hardcore Skateboarding (much Dogtown), ...
  
  











  



  
Sex, Drugs, Einstein & Elves: Sushi, Psychedelics, Parallel Universes and the Quest for Transcendence55 reviews
Clifford A. Pickover

Smart Publications, 2005

Pickover Book

+ A book about everything (almost) for everybody (almost)
+ Fantastic.
+ Fascinating in the least
  
  











  



  
HOW TO FUCK A WOMAN'S BRAINS OUT5 reviews
ThornDaddy

PEEP! Press, 2008

You Should Read This Book

+ Finally...a smart, hip, funny, SEXY book about love and sex
+ Sex and art karma in action
+ Yay, ThornDaddy and Dollie Llama have done it again
+ "Strong enough for a man, but I like it too!"
  
  











  



  
Rainbow Vice: The Drugs and Sex Industries in the New South Africa
Ted Leggett

Zed Books, 2002

Rainbow Vice depicts the fast growing drug culture of South Africa, tightly linked to the world of commercial sex and in conflict with a profoundly Christian population. Through research based on several hundred interviews, the author show how multifarious the drug scene is across different ethnic groups. He pays special attention to South Africa's very own indigenous dagga (cannabis), and the ...
  
  











  



  
Mommies Who Drink: Sex, Drugs, and Other Distant Memories of an Ordinary Mom (Unabridged)21 reviews
Brett Paesel

audible.com

Laugh Out Loud Kind of Funny!

+ Finally the truth comes out....
+ Laugh out loud hilarious!!!
+ So funny
+ Mommies Who Drink
  
  











  



  
Secret Sin: When God's People Choose Abortion: Unmasking the Secret Shame and Silent Suffering of ...4 reviews
Mary Comm

Morgan James Publishing, 2007

Compassionate call for the Church to wake up and smell the coffee

+ Worth reading
+ Defeat "Secret Sin" of abortion in your own church

"Secret Sin" is a fast read that packs a punch in the face of the Church's last taboo, reaching out to the post-abortive women and men in their midst. Sitting in the pews Sunday after Sunday are a huge number of people who have been affected by abortion. Yet as a pastor of a large mainstream ...
  
  











  



  
Who the fuck is Alice: Was man wissen muss, um Alice Schwarzer vergessen zu konnen (Critica diabolis)
Kay Sokolowsky

Edition Tiamat, 2000
  
  











  



  
Fuck This Book30 reviews
Bodhi Oser

Chronicle Books, 2005

F***

Great for a quick laugh. Sat on my coffee table for awhile, good motivational book.
  
  











  



  
The Pill, Pygmy Chimps, and Degas' Horse/the Remarkable Autobiography of the Award-Winning Scientist Who ...2 reviews
Carl Djerassi

Basic Books, 1998

No regrets.

+ Prevailing over life's circumstances

Revealing autobiography of the scientist who transformed the world by synthesizing the Pill. "I have no regrets that the Pill has contributed to the sexual revolution of our time and perhaps expedited it, because most of those changes in sexual mores would have happened anyway." Djerassi give us an ...
  
  











  



  
Fuck You-Aloha-I Love You (Wesleyan Poetry Series)4 reviews
Juliana Spahr

Wesleyan, 2001

very very goo

This book moved me deeply - I was shattered by some of the symbolism and eclliptic narrative. As an eldery grandmother, I was particularly touched by the 'Older woman' piece; it quite took me back to my younger days! I highly recommend this thoughtful and pervocative work.
  
  











  



  
For Fucks Sake31 reviews
Robert Lasner

Ig Publishing, 2002

Good!

+ Hilarious...
+ Like Henry Miller, but punk
+ Surprising amount of heart, 4.5 stars
  
  











  



  
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (Gollancz)58 reviews
Robert Rankin

Gollancz, 2003

Not For Everyone, But Worth Giving It A Try

+ I have to read everything this author has ever written.
+ Fun and Silly Nior Comedy

I don't know if I can put this book in the same league as the Discworld and Hitchiker's novels that the author is often compared to, but I found it delightfully hilarious and literally laugh out loud funny. I was traveling quite a bit for work while reading this and found myself not being able to ...
  
  











  



  
God Laughs When You Die4 reviews
Michael Boatman

Dybbuk Press, LLC, 2007

A Wonderful Debut

+ fast, violent, and unsympathetic
+ Dark, Skanky, Funky Little Twisted Tales: Performance Art

Michael Boatman's debut collection is not one to miss by any means. He blends humor with horror, the strange with the unknown--and I loved it! Reading through the pages, it just slipped right through my fingers, and before I knew it I was done with the book begging for there to be more. This is a ...
  
  











  



  
God Laughs When You Die4 reviews
Michael Boatman

Dybbuk Press, LLC, 2007

A Wonderful Debut

+ fast, violent, and unsympathetic
+ Dark, Skanky, Funky Little Twisted Tales: Performance Art

Michael Boatman's debut collection is not one to miss by any means. He blends humor with horror, the strange with the unknown--and I loved it! Reading through the pages, it just slipped right through my fingers, and before I knew it I was done with the book begging for there to be more. This is a ...
  
  











  



  
What the Fuck: The Avant-Porn Anthology2 reviews
Michael Hemmingson, William T. Vollmann

Soft Skull Press, 2000

A Weird and Wild Book

+ Off-beat and eclectic

I love the cover. I love the preface, wherein Larry McCaffery says he found Hemmingson, the editor, after an alien abduction, and this whole book is written by kinky alien life forms. There's a lot of weird and quirky stories in here. This is probably one of the best "erotica" anthologies I've come ...