You wrote, "...although some of the language reminds me a bit of Mr/Ms Garrison's supposedly objective writing style)."
I confess I don't know who Mr. or Ms. Garrison is, or what his/her 'supposedly objective writing style' implies.
It's a South Park reference. A man who refuses to admit to himself that he's gay writes an erotic novel thinking he's appealing to women. The title is "The Valley of the Penises" and he's shocked to discover that the publisher views it as a "gay novel".