Sexx Laws; WAS: Patrick twisted my arm so now I'm reading Pynchon's latest

[Daniel Julius]

On Nov 25, 2007 7:43 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Patrick twisted my arm, so now I'm reading Pynchon's latest 1085pp opus!
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> http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=groups.groupProfile&groupid=104370525


This is part of what that guy Patrick had to say about AtD:
"Frankly, something should be said about the sex in this book. Not that I'm
a prude, but Pynchon goes a long way towards ruining this book with the
frequent bedroom [...] shenanigans. And it's not that graphic or unusual
sexual action ruins a book, but too often the sex seemed gratuitous &
juvenile."


WHICH REMINDS ME, does anyone have a recommendation for a good primer on
sexual deviation?  (I know, whatever that means).  I'd like sort of
a glossary of paraphilias, and ideally something drawing connections between
the sexual acts discussed and insights into the other non-sexual parts of
the lives of the fetishists, real or hypothetical.  For example, what
non-sexual experiences tend to lead someone to be attracted to domination?

Does this make any sense?  I have a scholarly deficiency in all realms of
psychology, so any help will be very much appreciated, really.

Thanks you guys,
Dan
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