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Is Sex Necessary?
Is Sex Necessary?: Or Why You Feel the Way You Do | E. B. White, James Thurber
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The first book of prose published by either James Thurber or E. B. White, Is Sex Necessary? combines the humor and genius of both authors to examine those great mysteries of life -- romance, love, and marriage. A masterpiece of drollery, this 75th Anniversary Edition stands the test of time with its sidesplitting spoof of men, women, and psychologists; more than fifty funny illustrations by Thurber; and a new foreword by John Updike.
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More than 20 years before Charlottes Web, E.B. White published this odd gem as satire after the emergence of sexology in the 1900s from scientists like Freud and others I‘ve never previously heard of. Enjoyed the chapters about explaining sex to parents and male frigidity, shown by illustrations here by James Thurber. Like not love it... had this on my shelf for ages and finally read it as my February #bookspin #doublespin thanks @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Oh my gosh, what a random book! Glad you (mostly) enjoyed it your pick! 5y
Cosmos_Moon_River @TheAromaofBooks I found it at a used book sale and just had to have it. I couldn‘t believe this book existed! I‘m glad I finally read it. 5y
TheAromaofBooks I love haphazard finds like that! 5y
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Almost done with this oldie. Hilarious at times. Enjoyed the chapter about teaching parents about sex. This illustration caption got me! “It is customary to illustrate sexology chapters with a cross section of the human body. The authors here chose to substitute in its place a chart of the North Atlantic, showing airplane routes. The authors realize that this will be of no help to the sex novice, but neither is a cross section of the human body.”

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Have never participated in any of these, but this sounds like a good one! I have a bunch that have been waiting for me to read on my physical bookshelf... @TheAromaofBooks #bookspin #dooublespin

Cosmos_Moon_River And here they are... .
1. Say You‘re One of Them - Uwen Akpan
2. The Book Theif - Marcus Zusak
3. Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison
4. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Maté
5. Flush - Carl Hiaasan
6. Luka and the Fire of Life - Salman Rushdie
7. Dreams from my Father - Barack Obama
8. Factorum - Charles Bukowski
9. Deep Wizardry - Diane Duane
10. The Book of Strange New Things - Michael Faber
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11. The Flounder - Gunter Grass
12. Is Sex Necessary? - E.B. White & James Thurber
13. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
14. A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
15. Frontier of Violence - William W. Johnstone
16. Edge of the Sea - Rachel Carson
17. Adjustment Day - Chuck Palahniuk
18. The Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey
19. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
20. Summerland - Michael Chabon
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TheAromaofBooks Thank you for joining!! I will be sure to tag you on Sunday with the lucky number! 😁 5y
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