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Eat Me
by
Linda Jaivin (Goodreads Author)
In this eye-popping first novel--a bestseller in both the United States and Australia--Linda Jaivin invites readers to overhear what women really talk about when they talk about sex.
When four bright, successful friends meet in Sydney's designer cafés and restaurants to gossip about their romantic exploits, the talk sizzles. Julia, Chantal, Helen, and Phillipa are the best ...more
When four bright, successful friends meet in Sydney's designer cafés and restaurants to gossip about their romantic exploits, the talk sizzles. Julia, Chantal, Helen, and Phillipa are the best ...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
April 13th 1998
by Broadway
(first published January 1st 1996)
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Taylor
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Every once and awhile, after reading something (or several things) really thoughtful or heavy, or that I just feel take a lot of reading energy, I like to pick up some fluff that I know I can blow through in a day or two. I saw Eat Me at a thrift store and it seemed like a decent sensational read, sort of pushing it from a foreign and more risque "Sex and the City" angle (though I think this may have come out first) - four friends trying to find love, lots of sex talk, etc. I have to s...more
I don't believe this is a work of erotica. At least not in the traditional sense. It is in fact a work of extreme raunchy wit by a clever satirist who knows to aim for the absurd to make things that more interesting. For chrissakes, there's a kiss that lingers for several pages, going into such ridiculous, hilarious detail that it's clear the author is being more then a little cheeky. Considering she's also written Rock'n'Roll Babes From Outerspace, the novel equivalent of the bizarrest of the ...more
Okay: I know what you're thinking and you're right. I was fourteen and I apologize. So bad on so many levels. Ugh...
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Jay
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I can't remember why I wanted to read this book. I'm fairly certain I had a good reason. Maybe it was recommended to me, maybe the title grabbed me... I'm not sure. All I know is that I don't ever want to read it again, for one reason:
FOOD DOES NOT BELONG NEAR, ON, IN OR AROUND THE GENITALS.
Furthermore, if a grape is lodged so far up your vagina that you cannot extract it, maybe that's a hint to not try it a second time. Y'know, just a pointer.
I was also confu...more
FOOD DOES NOT BELONG NEAR, ON, IN OR AROUND THE GENITALS.
Furthermore, if a grape is lodged so far up your vagina that you cannot extract it, maybe that's a hint to not try it a second time. Y'know, just a pointer.
I was also confu...more
Well.....this was recommended to me as well-written "feminist erotica" by an up-and-coming (no pun intended) Australian author. It was a little of both at times (I'll definitely be blushing the next time I visit the produce section at Whole Foods...and using hand sanitizer), but, overall, this book just didn't do it for me.
STEAMY!!! or Steamily Erotic - Marie Claire.
You'll go in with your eyes wideopen in the first part ....
can taper off a little...
lots of juicy bits, some seem thrown in just cause.
but... HOORAY there does seem to be a point at the end :)
You'll go in with your eyes wideopen in the first part ....
can taper off a little...
lots of juicy bits, some seem thrown in just cause.
but... HOORAY there does seem to be a point at the end :)
Caveat emptor: This book is not for everyone. If you prefer the TBS version of "Sex and the City" because they bleep out the naughty bits... well, then, this isn't the book for you. Delicate sensibilities? Pass on this one.
If, however, you're a bit more open-minded and have a taste for humor, erotica, and a bit of raunchiness, then "Eat Me" makes for a fun read. I suppose it's the Australian version of SATC, but I never read Candace Bushnell's book, so I can't vouch...more
If, however, you're a bit more open-minded and have a taste for humor, erotica, and a bit of raunchiness, then "Eat Me" makes for a fun read. I suppose it's the Australian version of SATC, but I never read Candace Bushnell's book, so I can't vouch...more
It's been a while since I read this book and I remember liking book a lot. Oh yeah and on occasion I smile to my self when in the produce aisle. Read it for yourself maybe you to will cruise the produce section a little differently with your own silent smile
I won't ever eat a fig or a strawberry innocently again...
Or a Peking Duck (does a duck...?)
But literature this ain't.
Fun tho.
Or a Peking Duck (does a duck...?)
But literature this ain't.
Fun tho.
I rarely RARELY put a book down after starting it, and I'm not the delicate type, but I was a bit horrified by the first chapter. Then in the second chapter, when the "real" characters were introduced (not the story within a story), I couldn't keep track of who was talking and I only got to page 32 before the mindless chatter started to completely bore me and I began to tune out.
I TRIED to read this book. It was just entirely toooooo raunch for me. And that is saying A LOT!
if you're looking for profound, lyrical prose, and rich characterization, this is not the book for you. however, if the idea of living in sexual fantasyland for a little while sounds appealing, then dish this book right up.
when the characters aren't actually having sex, they're probably talking about it, or the impact relationships have had on their lives, albeit in a cursory way. in that way, this is a dull read. the good news is that a) this book is relatively short and b) they dr...more
when the characters aren't actually having sex, they're probably talking about it, or the impact relationships have had on their lives, albeit in a cursory way. in that way, this is a dull read. the good news is that a) this book is relatively short and b) they dr...more
A bit raunchy and scandalous in a fun kind of way.
Fun! Read it.
Wanda St.Hilaire
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Fun and silly.
Wow this book was bad. There's certainly a time and a place for hair-pullingly bad writing that exists solely to string together mildly pornographic sex scenes, but I want that clearly labeled "erotic literature" - preferably on the front cover - so I don't expect it to be any kind of good.
Really funny! Fantastic if you like erotica and a good intro if you've never read it. The is the only erotica book I've read...it was so much fun and a quick read as well. Many a laughs were had as I read this book aloud to two girlfriends in the car on our way to a VERY religious wedding ceremony. Eat Me mysteriously disappeared after that!
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My best friend, Elizabeth, gave me this awesome book for Christmas while in college. If you're not hooked within reading the first chapter in the supermarket, then I feel bad for you since you must be asexual. HOT HOT HOT! I also discovered the name "Philippa" for the first time and kind of fell in love with it.
Morgan lent this to me. It's basically soft-core porn involving food. Kinda funny, especially because I'm not one to read something like this. I figured, why not? Broaden the horizons a little.
Fairly naughty stories from the Outback. I always find things more erotic when they're set in some exotic location - like Australia.
Mediocre erotica, with cringing clichés, an "and?" plotline, and a vulgar and disturbing fetish with fruit and veg.
Total fluff, but enjoyable enough. Not rushing to recommend it to friends, but fine for late night or beach reading.
Enjoyed four fifths of this book but ending was irritating for some reason. Otherwise quite fun and silly.
Sex and the City, Australian-style. Picked this up at a yard sale and read it on vacation.
definitely not for those who blush easily...
Not for those who blush easily.
Very risque, but a juicy read.
So dirty.
;P
;P
Quick, easy beach read.
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Linda Jaivin is the author of eight books, including five novels and a novella, a collection of essays (Confessions of an S&M Virgin) and a China memoir (Monkey and the Dragon). Her first novel was the internationally bestselling comic erotic Eat Me. Her latest is the historical novel A Most Immoral Woman, which is set in China and Japan in 1904 and based on a true story. She is also a translator ...more
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