In Susie Bright's "Sexual Reality", Susie Sexpert proves for once and for all that she can hold her own with Camille Paglia, talk more candidly about sexuality and childbirth than I ever thought was possible (this was definitely the first time I have EVER read about a vibrator in the delivery room), and discuss in depth any and all topics relevant to Susie's absolute favorite topic, sex.

While the book is not as graphic as anything you might find in the XXX section of the magazine department or on XXX sites on the Internet, if you are squeamish about reading about sexual experiences that are slightly outside of the norm, this is probably not the the book I would recommend for you. If, however, you are interested in funny stories written with a breezy wit and light touch, this may, indeed, be just the book you are looking for.

"Sexual Reality" is composed of 16 short essays all loosely related to the topic of sex. My personal favorite story was entitled "Strip Tea", which details the true story of Susie's rather unusual tea party. Unusual not because of the tea that was served or the accompanying scones, but because of the nude, hot male waiters serving Susie and her female writer friends in the buff. (And, no this was not some kind of strange sex party, although I am sure that is not outside of the range of Susie's experience either.)

The funniest title to me was "Men who Love Lesbians (Who Don't Care For Them Too Much)" because this is more than likely a sad reality for many males. (Funny, it's hard for me to imagine a Dan Savage book with a chapter entitled, "Women who Love Gay Men (Who Don't Care For Them Too Much)", but as always, I reserve the right to be wrong.

Susie also writes about the "Virtual Orgasm" and mulls over not only the VR realities (sorry for the redundancy), but the ramifications......will people prefer Virtual Sex over Real Sex because of the possibility of their fantasies becoming a reality? (and of course, I have to use the term "reality" a little loosely here).

Throughout most of her writing, Susie Bright maintains an easy to read, fun approachable format, but if you prefer  a more academic format (which I usually do not), you can also read the chapter, “Lesbians, Lies, Secrets, and Silence” which, in my opinion, is a much better title than the essay deserves.