The Sexually Adequate Male
Caprio
1965
It is the word “adequate” that has me in stitches with this title. I am hardly panting for an “adequate” man, but I don’t believe in overselling either. For the most part, this book is filled with tropes about the spoiled man child, the Don Juan, the philanderer, etc. Don’t miss where our author “explains” women to the reader.
This book is filled with Freudian analysis that almost reads as a parody. It reads hilarious in this day and age. In addition, our good doctor seems quite obsessed with homosexuality and is quite sure that the cause of homosexuality is the result of: masturbation, lack of a father, overbearing mother, oral fixations, etc. I get the feeling everything causes homosexuality for this author.
Yes, this book is interesting, but I would cringe if a patron checked it out assuming this book would fix his sex life. Read it for laughs, not for information.
Mary
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