![]() ![]() Richly illustrated, unabashedly erotic, and not shy about risqué territories like bondage and fetish, The Joy of Sex had the success of a watershed book, but it was not without its predecessors. You don’t need to imagine the full, proud bushes and beards, for there they are on the pages in front of you: The original Joy of Sex (the book has since been updated several times) is most famous for its lush, loving, and frank drawings, which leave no hair follicle unrendered, regardless of its location. Cracking the spine, you can almost hear the fondue burble in the background you can almost smell the weed and patchouli. ![]() ![]() Alex Comfort’s The Joy of Sexis very much a product of 1972-its subtitle, “A Cordon Bleu Guide to Lovemaking,” is pure ’70s, nodding to the era’s obsession with French food and hippie tenderness. SEX IS AS OLD AS DIRT, yet every generation claims it anew in the words and tropes of its time. ![]()
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