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alexctelander's review
3.0
This is probably the first official erotic book I’ve ever read; at least it is the first I’m admitting to having read, and while I was expecting this collection of basically heterosexual erotica, I was surprised to discover this and more, as well as various stories of a homosexual nature – both lesbian and gay. In this context then, being a full-blown heterosexual male, I was not expecting like all the stories in this collection, and yet I did.
You know what: some erotic is really well written! They are a lot like normal stories, except that they center on sex; as a matter of fact, some of the stories are really great. Erotica is a genre that is often looked down upon for the simple reason that, like the porn movie industry, the stories are expected to have little plot and focus greatly in detail on the central sexual act or acts of the story. But it is really quite the opposite. All these characters are full and complete, they have real lives just like anyone else, except that – like a lot of regular fiction – they have something fantastic happen to them, and in erotica it tends to be of a sexual nature. Enough chitchat, on to the stories.
“In “Joe” surprising sexual happenings take place in a detox clinic. In Francesca Lia Block’s “Mer” the reader is taken into an unusual relationship between a surfer and a mermaid where aquatic fantasies ensue. In Ernie Conrick’s “Backhand” we are in the mind of Anna Kournikova (fiendishly hidden behind the pseudonym of Anna Gramovitch) as she reveals her wet, slippery fantasies involving the other female tennis stars, and then finally gives into temptation with her mentor, Martina Navratilova.
Edited by Susie Bright, known for her work with erotica and the author of How to Write a Dirty Story, she has written seventeen bestselling books on sexuality and erotica and has been called “The X-Rated Intellectual” by the San Francisco Chronicle. The Best American Erotica 2002 is a book for simply everyone, whether you fully admit to liking erotica or not, whether you’re male or female, hetero- or homosexual. Try it. Be daring. I guarantee you’ll enjoy it.
Originally published on May 6th 2002.
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You know what: some erotic is really well written! They are a lot like normal stories, except that they center on sex; as a matter of fact, some of the stories are really great. Erotica is a genre that is often looked down upon for the simple reason that, like the porn movie industry, the stories are expected to have little plot and focus greatly in detail on the central sexual act or acts of the story. But it is really quite the opposite. All these characters are full and complete, they have real lives just like anyone else, except that – like a lot of regular fiction – they have something fantastic happen to them, and in erotica it tends to be of a sexual nature. Enough chitchat, on to the stories.
“In “Joe” surprising sexual happenings take place in a detox clinic. In Francesca Lia Block’s “Mer” the reader is taken into an unusual relationship between a surfer and a mermaid where aquatic fantasies ensue. In Ernie Conrick’s “Backhand” we are in the mind of Anna Kournikova (fiendishly hidden behind the pseudonym of Anna Gramovitch) as she reveals her wet, slippery fantasies involving the other female tennis stars, and then finally gives into temptation with her mentor, Martina Navratilova.
Edited by Susie Bright, known for her work with erotica and the author of How to Write a Dirty Story, she has written seventeen bestselling books on sexuality and erotica and has been called “The X-Rated Intellectual” by the San Francisco Chronicle. The Best American Erotica 2002 is a book for simply everyone, whether you fully admit to liking erotica or not, whether you’re male or female, hetero- or homosexual. Try it. Be daring. I guarantee you’ll enjoy it.
Originally published on May 6th 2002.
For over 500 book reviews, and over 40 exclusive author interviews (both audio and written), visit BookBanter.
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