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Working Stiff: The Misadventures of an Accidental Sexpert (P.S.)
by Grant Stoddard
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
A twenty-two-year-old perennial virgin, Englishman Grant Stoddard didn't know what to do with his life in America—until he won an X-rated online contest, the prize being intercourse with an infamous married sex columnist. He consequently wound up delivering mail at Nerve.com but accidentally found his calling as a gonzo sex reporter who would try any and every lurid activity his crafty coworkers devised—from offering himself up as man-bait at a hard-core gay bar to attending an elite orgy, to being a hapless participant in a sexual home invasion—all the while wishing he could be safely tucked in bed.
Working Stiff is the humble, hilarious, and delightfully salacious fish-into-water story of a young man who followed his heart—and other organs—into places where few would dare to venture.
Review:
"Readers of Grant Stoddard's popular Nerve.com column 'I Did It for Science' won't be surprised that Stoddard opens his memoir with a description of himself, down on all fours, about to be anally penetrated by a latex replica of his own phallus. For three years, Stoddard's was the thinking pervert's go-to guy for behind-the-scenes reporting on everything from chin-mounted dildos to group sex. Now, in this consistently hilarious exploration of the life of an accidental sexpert, Stoddard combines adventures from his dot-com days with a portrait of the artist as a young virgin, growing up luckless and loveless in London. Stoddard would probably balk at the suggestion that he has a 'typically English' sense of humor, but whatever he'd choose to call it, his self-deprecating style and wonderful appreciation of the absurd serves him well, whether he's describing his highly unusual university flatmate (an octogenarian named Mrs. Montague) or a more recent stint as a terrified extra in a pornographic movie. If the book has a weakness it's in the pacing: toward the end the narrative threatens to stall, and an over-long description of Stoddard's failed attempt to woo a visiting French teenager falls flat. Fortunately, though, these slightly uneven interludes don't significantly diminish the pleasures of this smart and appealing book." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Synopsis:
Stoddard's humble, hilarious, and delightfully dirty memoir combines the saucy charm of "Sex and the City," the voyeuristic allure of "Real Sex," and the wit of Toby Young's "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."
About the Author
Grant Stoddard came to the United States in pursuit of true love. After eighteen months of couch-surfing, he was in danger of being deported when he discovered his true calling as New York's most intrepid sex columnist—despite having little experience in either sex or writing. He lives in New York City.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780060876128
- Subtitle:
- The Misadventures of an Accidental Sexpert
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Harper Perennial
- Subject:
- Literary
- Subject:
- Sex
- Subject:
- British Americans
- Subject:
- Personal Memoirs
- Edition Description:
- Paperback
- Series:
- P.S.
- Publication Date:
- January 2007
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 268
- Dimensions:
- 804x530x73 54
