In an era of changing attitudes, this ground-breaking anthology offers an exciting selection of gay erotic writing from the early days of pulp paper and underground distribution to today's imaginatively provocative writing. While providing a fascinating look at the course of gay consciousness over the past fifty years, it also, most enthrallingly, offers the best sexually arousing fiction centering on gay men.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Intelligent erotica for the mind and body,
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This review is from: Flesh and the Word: An Anthology of Erotic Writing (Paperback)
Very good read...with two stories by Anne Rice (always a good thing). I was particularly impressed with how the anthology of different writers flowed together very nicely. Often anthology books are very choppy...and I find myself reading one story at a time. Here, I read the whole book in one sitting. Aaron Travis' "Blue Light" was incredible. He really explores bondage erotica in a way that I have never seen before. Clay Caldwell's "Horny Corners" was extremely witty. Overall A+.
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A must-have classic collection of contemporary gay erotica,
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The late Preston, the gifted author of the classic "Mr. Benson," began editing the "Flesh and The Word" series with this classic compilation of contemporary gay erotica. Each section begins with a thoughtful summary of the stories therein. Fans of Anne Rice will find especially valuable the two excised homoerotic chapters from "Exit to Eden," but there are several classic stories as well, including Aaron Travis's (AKA Steven Saylor) "Blue Light," one of the most amazing short stories ever written in any genre. Some of the best writers of gay erotica are represented, including T. R. Witomski, John Wagenhauser, and Samuel M. Steward. The book is as enlightening as it is arousing for people of all genders, and a groundbreaker in terms of promoting the acceptance of erotic writing as literature. A must-have for collectors of erotica!
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Excellent collection,
By Timothy M Forry (White Plains, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flesh and the Word: An Anthology of Erotic Writing (Paperback)
A great collection of arousing and literary erotica. Some of the best and most imaginative pieces of writing in the genre. Very much worth the read!
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Of course there was homosexual desire before it was written about. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soggy biscuit, own cock, erect cock, school captain, hard cock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, San Francisco, Edmund White, Grand Vista, John Wagenhauser, Los Angeles, Advocate Men, Betty Lou, Richard Beeby, Army of the Righteous, Larry Townsend, Leigh Rutledge, Anne Rice, Steven Saylor, Kriss Kringle, Monumental Acres, Ric's Gym, World War New!
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Of course there was homosexual desire before it was written about. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soggy biscuit, own cock, erect cock, school captain, hard cock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, San Francisco, Edmund White, Grand Vista, John Wagenhauser, Los Angeles, Advocate Men, Betty Lou, Richard Beeby, Army of the Righteous, Larry Townsend, Leigh Rutledge, Anne Rice, Steven Saylor, Kriss Kringle, Monumental Acres, Ric's Gym, World War New!
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- The Big Gay Book (Plume) by Psy.D., ABPP, John D. Preston in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Beautiful Room Is Empty: A Novel by Edmund White on page 243, and page 331
- The Gay Decades (Plume) by Leigh W. Rutledge on page 58, and page 327
- Bayou Boy and Other Stories by Lars Eighner on page 326, and page 332
- The Green Hotel by Gordon Hoban on page 224, and page 333
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- How to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing, and Publishing Erotica by Susie Bright on page 36, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Restricted Entry: Censorship on Trial by Janine Fuller on page 87, and Back Matter
- Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market by Alexandra Chasin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Winter's Light: Reflections of a Yankee Queer by John. Preston in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market by Alexandra Chasin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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