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Full of literary star power and with absolutely nothing out of bounds, these steamy short stories pack a wallop for every sexual taste.
Susie Bright is the fearless boundary crosser of contemporary erotica, and The Best American Erotica 2005 features stories of unprecedented literary pedigree and a stunning breadth of imagination.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jane Smiley details a beautiful erotic interlude in an otherwise sordid real estate deal; Mary Gaitskill celebrates the unexpected ardor of one middle-aged couple; Steve Almond reminisces about the best one-man/three-girl Ecstasy party ever; Nelson George recounts the erotic escapades that befall a young man who accompanies a celebrity athlete when he picks up a gaggle of girls; and Carol Queen explores the joys of making love with summer fruit. Readers will also thrill to the year's most stellar stories from every imaginable erotic genre.
The class of The Best American Erotica 2005 is changing the rules about writing about sex. It's no longer pulp fiction: it's must-read literature showcasing the best writing around, all packed into the year's sexiest anthology.
Susie Bright is the fearless boundary crosser of contemporary erotica, and The Best American Erotica 2005 features stories of unprecedented literary pedigree and a stunning breadth of imagination.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jane Smiley details a beautiful erotic interlude in an otherwise sordid real estate deal; Mary Gaitskill celebrates the unexpected ardor of one middle-aged couple; Steve Almond reminisces about the best one-man/three-girl Ecstasy party ever; Nelson George recounts the erotic escapades that befall a young man who accompanies a celebrity athlete when he picks up a gaggle of girls; and Carol Queen explores the joys of making love with summer fruit. Readers will also thrill to the year's most stellar stories from every imaginable erotic genre.
The class of The Best American Erotica 2005 is changing the rules about writing about sex. It's no longer pulp fiction: it's must-read literature showcasing the best writing around, all packed into the year's sexiest anthology.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0743258509
ISBN13:9780743258500
Release Date:February 2005
Publisher:Touchstone Books
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.54 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
A little something for just about anyone.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Let's start by saying tastes in erotica vary. This collection has a little something for everyone. The stories are more consistently sensual than erotic per say. While some of the story lines did nothing for me there are a number of gems here that make the collection well worth the read.
Awesomely erotic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I've read the stories and loved them all, but my favorite one is, "It's never too late in New York," by, Nelson George. I don't want to explain too much, it's such a short story; I might tell it all in one paragraph. But I will say, I was excited to see slang writing, quoted for the characters. This was an urban story, African-American based. This story and all the others were engaging. In the story, I liked the character, Walter's personality. He had a sexy way about him. Walter mentioned to his friend Dwayne, about a girl whose nickname was Medina, a stripper he met in a club. Dwayne reminded Walter both he and him went to the movies with Medina together, in the past; he also reminded Walter of her real name. Dispite Dwayne's jealously towards Walter, in dating Medina, Walter remained cool about it all. Throughout the whole book, these hot, erotic stories were really worth reading. I recommend it.
Truly the Best
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I don't know if this is a collection of THE best American erotica from the last year (there's a lot of great stuff I find on the web or in traditional print everyday), but it really is an assortment of nothing but the best writers available. I'd been given the book as a gift and was afraid to find what one editor may deem "the best" and put in a random collection. I'd never read anything from the Best American Erotica series before. I was hooked on the very first story and continually amazed that each and every tale, no matter the style, length, author, or subject, was a real turn-on. The stories seem to span the gamut of available writing, and each one has a great deal to offer no matter if it merely alludes to sexual thoughts or describes an incredibly hot and nasty scene of self-debauchery. I have Susie Bright's editing skills to thank for showing me, in one anthology, what it is to be an author of erotica, just how much creative freedom we have, and how to turn our own styles into a turn-on for a diverse audience. I'll be buying each year's collection now, probably collecting the old ones to add to my shelf, and my aim is to be honored as one of the author's selected for print in the coming years.
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