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    God's Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis

    By Tom Hickman

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    “A remarkably entertaining and informative look at the male organ down through the ages . . . undeniably funny.” —Booklist
     
    Throughout history, man has revered his penis as his “most precious ornament.” From small to large, thick to thin, smooth to wrinkled, Hickman lets the history of this mystery hang out for all to see. It is a stiff subject, but we easily settle in with the likes of Bill Clinton, Michelangelo’s David, and Shakespeare as they followed their heads. If you were to wrap your hands around anything less than two-inches, it should be God’s Doodle, a brilliant history of the penis that hits the topic right on the head. It reaches through time and looks at how the penis trended long before one was ever posted on Twitter.
     
    You will be impotent with both laughter and information as you read “ . . . subtly, unhurriedly and mercilessly” (Alex Comfort, author of The Joy of Sex), as Hickman discusses ancient literatures and mathematical quandaries of possible positions, such as Greece’s “the lion on the cheese-grater,” which still keeps scholars from being cocksure about the potential.
     
    “[A] well-researched, dryly witty and worthwhile read.” —Salon
     
    “Tom Hickman tells the story of its ups and downs with enthusiasm and a mostly straight face.” —The Economist
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateOct 21, 2013
    ISBN9781593765705
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    • 3/5
      A light-toned, enjoyable look at penises. Hickman comes at his subject from every conceivable angle (I'll try to keep the double entendres to a minimum). He doesn't really drill down in detail into anything but it's very well researched. I would recommend this as a first stop for anyone with an interest in penises as it's a good signpost for further reading. Practical experimentation might be more fun though.
    • 2/5
      Not a bad book to start with, if you haven't read anything about men and their penis' before (it contains the usual fun facts, anecdotes, etc., including numerous literary references) - if you have, it comes across as a bit superficial. Also, I really found Hickman's writing lacked flow - the sentence structure doesn't make for easy reading.