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Best Lesbian Erotica 2004 (Best Lesbian Erotica Series)

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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!

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!

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...

Got my new BLE book, I swear I can still smell the press on it!
It's already been broken in... Great new writers combined with the always pleasant return of tthe usual Best Lesbian Erotica suspects and I'm set for at least another 6 months. I wish Tristan and her gang could pump out two a year, but until then I'll just keep flipping the pages and enjoying every moment...
This one has promises of greatness - and the best cover art I've seen yet. yum...

I got this as a birthday present, because I love the writing of Michelle Tea. But I didn't have high hopes for this one: Before I opened up the book I knew what to expect: lots of sadomasochism, lots of butch "bois" being dominant and femmes being submissive, and lots of "daddy/girl" (and/or "daddy/boy") stories.

Unfortunately (given the dominant dyke erotic culture of late),I am not turned on by inflicting pain on my femme lovers, by thinking myself of a "boi" instead of a tomboy (in today's dyke world, I am considered a femme despite my top role, short hair, and androgyne look just because I am not usually called 'sir' or use terms like 'bros before hoes'), or by having a "daddy?boi relationship" (a mommy/tomboy (aka dieselfemme,eyelinerbutch, glamandrogyne)relationship would be just great, but its impossible to find one, much less READ about one). In the last five or so years of dyke erotica andliterature, it's impossible to read of any powerful feminine women...anyone caring, strong, and admirable is invariably masculine-identified...and usually has their 'caring' tempered by brutality...which I find decidedly undesirable). But, then again, I'm not exactly of the current dyke zeitgeist. So most dykes probably find this collection of butch brutality and femme submission, boy-identifying and idealizing, and pain-loving absolutely wonderful (I say, pass the painkillers!) But, to quote PJ Harvey, it leaves me dry (with the exception of the wonderful Monica Lewinsky fantasy). I think someone needs to write an anthology of dyke erotica that subverts the stereotypes that femmes are submissive girly victims, butches are mean macho manly sadists, and that all sapphic girls either wish they were boys or wish they could be "swept away" (or, more correctly, "smacked away") by (albeit biologically female) boys (or, should I say, bois). As my good friend Justin (who is a gay FTM) would say, "I thought being a lesbian meant you identified as a WOMAN who loved WOMEN. If you're biologically female but aren't the former, then admit you're transgendered just like me. If you're biologically female and are the former, but aren't the latter, then admit that you are heterosexual."

I am a huge fan of the Lesbian Erotica series but this one is crap. The stories are not very creative, and either seem too rushed or full of extra filler crap.Plus they do not hit that point to get me aroused. Most importantly there not very interesting. Every year Best Lesbian Erotica leaves me breathless with the profound way the stories are assembled. This on is not so great, maybe the editors will get it right next year.