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how could I leave this behind
17 Jul 07
I’m working on a project in which my library is withdrawing a number of titles from its reference collection. The current phase of the project deals with print bibliographies, most of which were compiled in the 60s and 70s, are dusty, never used, and of almost no interest to scholarship.
I’m supposed to be giving the titles already identified (by others) for withdrawal a quick once-over, just because it’s been about three years since this project has been alive and kicking; but it’s turning out to be not so quick after all. I keep running into stuff like this. . .
Reisner, Robert George. Show Me the Good Parts: The Reader’s Guide to Sex in Literature. New York: Citadel, 1964.
. . . which includes this gem. . .
BODIN, PAUL. All Women’s Flesh. New York, Berkeley (paperback), 1957. 190 pp.
pp. 41-43: The man is mildly shocked when his wife runs off with his friend. Most of the surprise is why his friend should want her. He is comforted in his loss by many women, so he is in good shape. One source of solace is a waitress in a local restauraunt. He lavishes appreciative attentions on her slightly hypertrophied posterior. (66)
Who could withdraw such a thing? Not I.
Posted by pzed on July 17, 2007 at 3.52pm
Categories: fragments, libraries, scripture
Comments on "how could I leave this behind"
Sounds like one for the “garbage” pile (aka bring it home for cut-and-paste) to me, my dear.
Posted by jodi on July 17, 2007 at 5.11pm :: link
Yes, except I think it’s a little questionable, ethically, to be withdrawing books only to bring them home. I’m happy to leave it where it is.
Posted by pzed on July 18, 2007 at 1.40pm :: link
Well, you do make it sound like the book has little scholarly merit. Not that going through books and making note of all the sex scenes is not a valid project (sounds like a great project to me).
Posted by jodi on July 18, 2007 at 4.24pm :: link
