Black Silk: A Collection of African American Erotica [Paperback]

Retha Powers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2002

Black Silk is filled with lush, sexy stories featuring heroines who are overwhelmingly in control of their love lives and unabashed about their libidinous appetites. The stories are written by the best Black American erotic authors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446676918
• ISBN-13: 978-0446676915
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.9 x 8.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,256,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, February 18, 2002

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Reader (Montgomery, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Silk: A Collection of African American Erotica (Paperback)

I have read several erotica anthologies and this by far is the best. The range of authors and stories are wonderful. The stories are not tacky, but erotic without being disgusting. I loved the different authors who contributed to this anthology because you got to read something different from their usual writing styles.

The stories will make you think, laugh, cry and smile a secret smile. I loved the Eric Jerome Dickey story and Lolita Files has me looking and thinking about roses differently after reading her tale. All the stories are worthwhile reads and I commend Retha Powers on her ability to pull together stories so diverse and well written.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars totally hot, February 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Black Silk: A Collection of African American Erotica (Paperback)

I just finished reading this whole book nonstop and it is so hot, I mean it is the best erotica I've read and I read a lot. Brown Sugar was okay but the writers in this anthology are really edgy and vivid and the range is great, everything from women lovers in Amsterdam to internet stuff (my two favorite stories). The editor did a very good job in choosing stories that flow well together and bringing a high level of quality to a field (erotica) that often can be downright tacky. This book reaches a whole new level of sensual writing, whether you're black, white or whatever. I just hope there will be a Volume 2.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed, October 28, 2002

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Kimberly M Bass (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Silk: A Collection of African American Erotica (Paperback)

I was really excited about this collection of African-American EROTICA when I picked the book up from the self. The cover was great and the intro had me hype.

As I began to read, my excitement grew less and less...I was not very pleased. The stories were not as erotic to me as maybe they were to the writers. I am not a writer so I will not criticize the writings of anyone. Different things turn on different people.

I will point out one of the good stories. Me Between My Own by Camika Spencer. Now you may look at my location and see I am from Dallas, as is the artist. I have never read anything by Ms. Spencer but her short story hit home. I am going to have to pick up her novel.