Applepeel tells her own exuberant story. It has been said that this is "maybe the sexiest book ever, but certainly the richest, deepest, funniest, most beautiful, most civilized, most good-natured sexy book ever." The claim is that it started as an amusement for a girlfriend, who had said "Let's write some pornography." This apparently is why it starts so badly, and takes off as Applepeel comes alive in the hands of her creator or creators. Some readers advise starting at the chapter called "Scrubbed," or even in the middle at the "Bellywedding," and then you won't be able to stop. And readers argue as to which of the three "Battles of the Britches" is best. The text was sent to an astronomical publisher, who accepted the "fool book" because it contains so much about the moon.