Best Lesbian Erotica 2004 (Best Lesbian Erotica Series) [Paperback]

Tristan Taormino (Author), Michelle Tea (Author)

Book Description

Series: Best Lesbian Erotica Series | Publication Date: October 23, 2003

Best Lesbian Erotica 2004 journeys into the world of lesbian sex with uncommon, edgy stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. This year’s stories are selected by award-winning author Michelle Tea, whose gritty, personal writing has earned her top accolades.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Fresh, powerful, erotic as hell...these [stories] couldn't be hotter if they had just been slipped out of the microwave." -- CleanSheets.com, February 2, 2004

Yet another excellent installment in the series....The stories are as much well-written fiction as they are masturbatory material. -- On Our Backs, April/May 2004

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Cleis Press; First Edition edition (October 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573441821
• ISBN-13: 978-1573441827
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,132,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another worthy addition to any erotica collection, November 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Lesbian Erotica 2004 (Best Lesbian Erotica Series) (Paperback)

Firstly the cover! Stunning and hot -- something to admire, much better than last year's dreary cover.

Inside, there's a diverse collection of well-written stories. My personal tastes lean to the vanilla, so the stand out story for me was the first one, the quirky, humorous and barely-there erotic "Loved It and Set It Free" by Lisa Archer...Other personal favorites were the quietly contemplative "Breathing Water" by Bethany Harvey, the warmandatmospheric "A Tangle of Vines" by Cheyenne Blue, and another friends-into-lovers story, "Paisley Comes Back" by Kyle Walker.

It is a mark of good writing when stories that might otherwise not excite you rank high on the favorite list. There were many BDSM stories in this anthology: "Penny Laid" by Kristina Wright and "Does She Look Like a Boy" by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk were excellent, and despite my personal pecadillos, I found them as arousing as any in the anthology...

Of course, as with any anthology, there were a few stories I found mediocre, or not to my personal tastes, but they were few in this fine collection.

Diverse, sexy, intelligent, well-written (yes, definately well written and these writers are not merely excellent *erotica* writers, the majority of them are excellent *writers*, period.), entertaining,...arousing, unusual and a fixture on my bedside table. Five Stars!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars run-away success, AGAIN!, June 15, 2004

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"supah_fine" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Lesbian Erotica 2004 (Best Lesbian Erotica Series) (Paperback)

Wow.
I picked up my copy of BLE 2004 after finding out it had won the lambda literary award this year for erotica. I could not be happier. This is the second year this anthology has won the award... unfortunately the 2003 edition sold out before I could get a copy.
If for nothing else,this book is worth $14.95 just for the first story in it... hot, hot, hot!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2004 best set yet!, November 5, 2003

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"wackyjack78" (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Lesbian Erotica 2004 (Best Lesbian Erotica Series) (Paperback)

Just got my copy of Best Lesbian Erotica 2004.
Another great set of hot and steamy stories.I have been a long time fan of Michelle Tea, and I feel her unique perspective was felt in the choices for this year's book.
I'm almost done and I think it is going to be my favorite yet!
I definitely recommend this book to all avid readers and their libidos...