Will I love In Touch?

Marco Vassi wrote explicit novels that explored sexuality and polyamory. He grew up during the free love era in the 1960s, and his fiction mixes the cerebral with the sensuous. 

In Touch is a rich, complex tale masquerading as a minor satire of the psychotherapy profession. A female therapist helps patients explore their sexual fantasies (both literally and figuratively). This story was witty, sensuous, and yes, slightly ridiculous. 

Of course, there's a lot of sex, but the plot had several clever twists. I loved the witty banter between the therapist and her cynical screenwriter boyfriend.

The first time I read this, I regarded this as light-hearted reading that didn’t amount to much. The second time, I enjoyed it a lot more. Tons of sex and sensual descriptions, and I laughed a lot too. But there are also nice moments for reflection, and the plot was full of surprises. The heart of the novel is about a therapist and her screenplay writing boyfriend. There’s a lot of room for satire here. I am a huge fan of the fiction of Milan Kundera, and this book seems the most Kunderesque to me.