Nerve: Literate Smut
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Editor: Rufus GriscomEditor: Genevieve Field
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-09-15
ISBN: 0767902572
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Broadway
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Book Review: Everyone's favorite subject, from all angles
Summary: 5 Stars
As a regular reader of Nerve online, I was happy to find my favorite Web site in hard copy. A Publisher's Weekly review of this book pointed out that Nerve's reportage, opinion, and thought pieces might appear in more or less mainstream mags -- true, but for me, the point is that mainstream mags wouldn't give you the sexy stuff all at once. Most magazine editors will put in one sex-related piece per issue, or every few issues. And even if that's the piece that most interests their readers, the readers themselves might not want smut (however literate) piling up on the coffee table where the kids and neighbors can see it. They want something smart but sedate, like the Atlantic, on the coffee table. Ah, but on the Web -- that's different, and that's what's so brilliant about Nerve. It serves up an editorial mix that's similar to the Atlantic et al. (fiction, journalism, essays, reviews, artwork), but all of it focused on what's secretly our favorite subject. For anyone who feels that too much of a good thing is great, here it is.One of the things I like most about the book is that it retains that mix, and reflects different moods, tastes, and preoccupations -- the variety in itself says something about sex, or a possible approach to sex. And each section of the book has both the abovementioned variety *and* coherence, resonance. Very cool. I was daunted at first by the appearance of a section called Reportage, which sounds a bit humorless, but the works in it were totally entertaining and thoughtful -- as were all the section introductions. All told, this is just a delightful book.
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