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Mark Simpson
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Book Description

2 May 2002
This book will change the way you think about sex. It may even put you off it altogether.

In his full-frontal follow-up to his critically-acclaimed It's a Queer World, Mark Simpson dispenses with the monkey business of sexuality and gets to grips with the organ grinder itself: SEX.

Subjecting our saucy new god to his sacrilegious satire, Simpson sins against every contemporary commandment about doing the nasty: It must be hot. It must be frequent. It must wake the neighbours and it must be Who You Are.

Simpson argues that we all put far too much faith in sex these days, and that in actual fact sex is messy, confusing, frustrating, and ultimately disappointing.

Especially if you're having it with him.

Along the way he gets worked up with Alexis Arquette over Stephen Baldwin's bubble-butt, gets intimate with Dana International, Aiden Shaw and Bruce LaBruce, and - very gingerly - confronts Henry Rollins with those 'gay' rumours.

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  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge (2 May 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 156023377X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1560233770
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 15.4 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,570,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"A chainsaw cock of wit… blisteringly, endearingly honest… insightful and valuable. Very funny indeed." -- Dermod Moore, 'The Hot Press'

"Bloody good.... Simply some of the best writing on modern culture around." -- 'Gay Scotland'

"It bounces on your knee yelling ‘read me, read me. Brutal honesty and razor wit - a perfect feast. Quotable genius." -- Rainbow Network.com

"MAGNIFICENT.... every page has gem-like sentences that Zadie Smith would give her white teeth for." -- Suzi Feay, 'Independent on Sunday'

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Advance praise for SEX TERROR:

"BRILLIANT.... With surgical precision, Mark Simpson peels away the layers of modern masculine culture leaving few (if any) iconic figures unscarred. This book is certain to provoke and likely to offend; we would expect nothing less from one of the most important voyeurs of contemporary man-sex-life. Exhaustive and exhilarating... a must-read for those who long for those who belong and for those who like it wrong."

- Bob Mould, Musician, Songwriter, Producer (Husker Du, Sugar)

"When the culture of sex finally breathes its last Simpson will be there to deliver the eulogy with great zeal. And what a gloriously sardonic and insightful farewell it will be!"

- Glenn Belverio, ‘Dutch’ magazine.

"Setting common sexual sense on its ear, Simpson’s Swiftian proposals strike at an emotion dear to us: sexual desire. His anarchic mission is to free sex from sermonizing, convention, egoism, and cultural bias. But unlike Foucault, his deconstructing weapon is built of ribald humour and pot-shots at pretension. Simpson’s essays produce rancour and hilarious laughter, disbelief and delight. Some call him wonderful, and some call him outrageous, but I call him a true original and you shouldn’t miss this book."

- Bruce Benderson, author of ‘Pretending to Say No’ and ‘User’

"Mark Simpson is a skinhead Oscar Wilde, his bon mots are both alarming and amusing, getting up people's noses and inside their trousers with equal aplomb."

- Philip Hensher, author of ‘The Mulberry Empire’


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5.0 out of 5 stars Mis-adventure indeed 5 April 2013
By Kenneth
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I loved this book, probably because it reminds me of the kinder, gentler days of the late 1990s. I read it and wept for my lost innocence and waistline.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Won't Get You Laid, But Will Get You Fed 14 Jun 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
If you want to eat free for the next few months then read this book and steal Simpson's witty, wicked lines. You'll be invited to every dinner party in town and be the centre of attention. Why Simpson isn't more famous in the US I don't know - but it suits me just fine. All my friends think I'm the new Oscar Wilde.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars No Sexual Stone Unturned! 3 Aug 2002
By Joseph J. Hanssen - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
You either love him or hate him, but one thing is for certain, once you start reading what Mark Simpson has to say about sex you won't be able to stop. I, for one, was never bored or provoked by what he had to say. Simpson has a way of making you think differently about sex. This from an author who is both hated and respected. You may not agree with his comments but you'll think twice about what he has to say. These essays originally appeared in magazines like Attitude, the Independent, and Vogue Hommes International, etc. I found these essays to be funny, sexy, informative, and intelligently written. This book is a great follow-up to his other book, "IT'S A QUEER WORLD".

The book is divided into four sections; Dirty Words, Dirty Thoughts, Dirty Talk, and Dirty Books. There are about forty-eight essays and six personal interviews included in this collection so it's hard to choose favorites. Each and every one is thought-provoking, whether he's talking about President Clinton in "Slick Willy" (the Oval Office has become the Oral Office); or the Republican Reaction in "The Sex Terror"; or Brad Pitt in the "Pittfall of Being Brad Pitt" (a victim of his own beauty); or "Eminem Melts in Your Mouth"(is Eminem really what he appears to be?). There's sure to be some serious eyebrows raised while reading some of these chapters. Simpson's interviews with Aiden Shaw & Julie Burchill are not to be missed, fascinating. He even confronts Henry Rollins with those `gay' rumors.

Simpson argues there is far too much faith put in sex these days, and it can be ultimately disappointing. What is not disappointing is this book and reading his personal points of view. You will certainly be entertained, educated, and never bored. Perhaps you will even finding yourself thinking differently about sex. This is a book that should be read by all. Simpson really puts things in the proper perspective. Highly Recommended!

Joe Hanssen

5.0 out of 5 stars Pop Culture never seemed so terrifying or funny 29 April 2013
By D. A. Krolak - Published on Amazon.com
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My favorite is the essay on "Can't Stop the Music" (Bad Apple) but the book is through & through chock full of Simpsonisms and chuckles. Sometimes even things that make you go "hmmm" which is his trademark. Helps you see the world a bit differently, sex more askew, and life more charmingly.
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