The Married Kama Sutra: The World's Least Erotic Sex Manual

by Simon Rich, Farley Katz

An illustrated "sequel" to the famous Kama a humorous guide to the positions of married life.For centuries, lovers have found inspiration and advice in the ancient text of the Kama Sutra . Now, Simon Rich--"one of the funniest writers in America" ( The Daily Beast )--and Farley Katz, "an inventive mind along the lines of Roz Chast" (The New York Times) , have unearthed a valuable new document--a guide to the positions most common after marriage. From "the interrupted congress" to "the beaching of the whales," here are the poses, positions, and games married lovers play to keep the spark alive--and the dishwasher properly loaded. Complete with four-color, full-page illustrations in the style of the original Kama Sutra, but with modern, domestic dirty diapers, TV remotes, and wine glasses aplenty.

Genres: Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Short Stories, Comedy

64 pages, Hardcover

First published October 29, 2013

About the author

Simon Rich (born 1984) is an American humorist whose first book, Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations, was published by Random House in April 2007.

Rich is an alumnus of The Dalton School and a former president of The Harvard Lampoon, and the son of The New York Times editorialist Frank Rich. He received a two book contract from Random House prior to his graduation from Harvard University in 2007.

His first book, Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations, has been described as a collection of "giddy what-if scenarios". Excerpts of the book were printed in The New Yorker's "Shouts and Murmurs" column. His second book, Free Range Chickens, was published in 2008. His first novel, Elliot Allagash was released in May of 2010, followed by What in God’s Name and most recently, The Last Girlfriend on Earth, a collection of short stories about love.

He is currently a writer for Saturday Night Live.

Reviews

[Donald Armfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shucks! I did not get a chance to look at the illustrations. But I will say The Married Kama Sutra, definitely had my spouse and I laughing beside each other in bed.

We Had our clothes off getting ready to try something new, but no worries we just jumped into our normal ways after reading the funny thinking dirty quotes. (oh, sorry to much info)

[Denise Morse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious little book and would make a fantastic gift for an anniversary. My only complaint was that it was too short and would have loved to hear more funny married positions

[Claire · Rating 2 out of 5]

I brought this book as an ebook and couldn't flick through to see if I'd like it. I wouldn't have brought it if I had seen it in person. It's somewhat but I felt that I had heard many of the married people jokes before. The cartoons went well with it. In all, I was underwhelmed.

[Kathy (Bermudaonion) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd give this fun book 4.5 stars.

[Jacquita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny!

[Nenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun. Good Short. Bad.

[Ris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simon Rich is a funny guy.

[Yoana · Rating 3 out of 5]

2015 Reading Challenge: A graphic novel

[Aaliyah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book with my partner. The book itself reminds me of the appearance of a children's book which I found added to the humor, and the book also had great illustrations. It's a short, but amusing read. We laughed as we read, but truthfully, as the book progressed, we found ourselves less amused than at the start. That could simply be due to our personal inability to relate to the, what we felt was almost oddly specific, "positions" generally towards the latter portion of the book. Nonetheless, it was overall an enjoyable read and I would even consider gifting it to other couples.

[Hugo Fiallos · Rating 4 out of 5]

64 páginas , es todo lo que es este libro. 64 paginas que me hicieron llorar en ocasiones de la risa debido a las ocurrencias de los autores, a el reconocimiento de algunas de las posiciones aquí descritas (recomiendo la posición de las ballenas, evitar la del lavaplatos) y a la tristeza por otras, pero definitivamente toda pareja en una relación de compromiso a largo plazo debe leer este libro. Un libro que se lee en 15 minutos y se disfruta para toda la vida. Léalo con su pareja y verá como tambien lo disfruta muchisimo... Me lo agradecen luego.

[Praveen Garlapati · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny little book.

[Jarrod · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun little book.

[Filip Olšovský · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simon Rich can write down all the things others only think about without sacrificing any of their charm on paper. Whether it is a childish joke or a new sexual position.

[Canavan · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute if a little tired. Absolutely no re-read value. Mostly based on outdated gender role stereotypes.

[Tamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, funny and straight to the point! Refreshing quick read for mood lifting.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny, but wish it was longer.

[Caridad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hysterical!!!!