| This is a story about Alexander Portnoy, a Jewish boy with a big nose and big ego who loves sex. Unfortunately, he was brought up in an extremely strict household with high expectations, and as a result has strongly conflicting feelings regarding the world of sex. Portnoy has a strong sex drive, and though there is nothing more that he wishes for but a normal, loving family with kids, he knows he could never settle down because of his wandering libido. He loves kinky sex but feels guilty doing it, and relates this problem through several anecdotes regarding his early childhood and teenage years, hoping to help the doctor reach a conclusion about his problem. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - religious influences Ethnic/Regional/Religion Kind of sex: - really kinky sex Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes Loving/sexing? - girl chasing Taboo sex story? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - society Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 () United States Yes The US: - Northeast - Midwest Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - Israel City? Yes City: - New York Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - licking - orgies - lesbians! - actual description of hetero sex - Boob talk! - Vagia talk! - rape/molest Lot of foul language? Yes Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |
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