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The Butcher, the Baker, The Candlestick Maker:  An Erotic Memoir

The Butcher, the Baker, The Candlestick Maker: An Erotic Memoir
By Suzanne Portnoy

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A STORY OF SEXUAL REAWAKENING


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1163 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-06-08
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 240 pages

Editorial Reviews

The Mirror, 2nd June 2006
"Taking the vogue for erotic memoirs to the extreme... as mind boggling as it is shocking."

The Observer, 28th May 2006
"Gritty and explicit"

Metro, 14th June 2006
"Intelligently written [and] brutally honest"


Customer Reviews

don't spend the money 1
If I could give this a rating it would be minus 10. This has to be the worst book I have ever spent money on. I thought I would get it due to the comments made by others but if you have ever been in a relationship or had good sex you will find this book as dull as dishwater.
It was not funny, naughty or anything she does not describe her experiences in depth so all you really get from the book is `I went to a bar, met a man, didn't really like him that much, I grab a condom and we have sex!' . She is self assured and knows what she wants and a lot of time that is bad sex! She feels she owes it to a men to give them what they want even if all they have done is brought a coffee, dinner, she will still put out even when she doesn't really fancy the guy - not a very strong women I found this extremely annoying about her. She is a sex addict and a very boring one at that.
This is such a DULL BOOK I cannot stress that enough, I threw mine in the bin after half way not even the charity shop deserves rubbish like this culturing up its shelves.

Hilarious read - but whats with the drink driving?4
I had to write a review on this book. It goes without saying anyone even slightly prudish should not read this. That much is obvious! I am not sure why people have given it only one star for not being erotic enough, what did they expect with a `chick lit' cover like this? I personally did not find it erotic at all - just laugh out loud funny, and I mean that in a good way. Suzanne knows what she wants and she goes out and gets it. I read this book so quickly as it was well written and kept me reading to find out what happened next.

A few problems I have with it (and maybe her if I am honest). Warning!! I might spoil the `plot' for people with the below comments. Number 1) what is with the drink driving? Seriously?? The amount of times she says she is in Soho House drinking 4 martinis and then gets in her car. What is up with that? 2) Some of the guys she describes seem very unattractive, ie: she describes Daniel as overweight with some missing teeth - yuk! She seems to have sex with most people even if she doesn't fancy them that much. 3) Her poor kids - the amount of random men they see passing through is not good. She seems to introduce all these men to her kids very quickly. Is having an alcoholic, drug addict living with you really good for your kids? Flying your kids to New York and have them sleep in the spare room while you have sex? Moving in a guy who permanently wears cycling shorts and then changing all the locks when she finds out he is seeing someone else? Taking your kids on holiday with a guy you've been seeing for 5 minutes? I am all for her getting lots of sex but I don't think its something her sons should know about.

Having said this I still thought it was a great book and well worth reading. Hilarious and honest.

Raw and honest sexuality5
Suzanne's book is refreshingly raw and honest. Although many might find her raw and open sexuality disconcerting, her frank honesty makes the book highly believable and enjoyable, providing a unique insight to how far women have come in society in the last few decades. Welcome to the freedom of women in the 21st century!