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Literotica: the very best of Literotica.com

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This book is truly a compilation of some of the best stories submitted to Literotica.com. I have been a member of that site since it's birth and the authors and stories here have become legends of the Literotica Community. These stories are honestly wonderfully written. I can't say it enough : This book is well worth every penny! I can't wait to see if there is going to be a volume 2!

I enjoyed this book. I admit to being a long term contributor to Literotica as PAUL C.

Not all the subject matter was necessarily to my taste but all the stories are very well crafted and well written.

To regular visitors to such sites as Literotica some of the stories may be over long and the sex scenes not as explicit as they would be used to. That said, if it is an erotic read you are looking for rather than porn then this is probably as good as any you will find.

I don't mean to belittle anyone who writes erotica or anything for the masses of the Internet to consume. That takes courage. As with most mass project though, as with most anthologies of published material, there will be winners and losers among the number of stories. Of the 11 stories here, voted on as most popular on the site and one written just for this collection by Dixon Carter Lee, I can say that 6 of them were above the average of what I've seen online and the rest were ok for both online and published fiction. Nothing was horrible, trust me, I've read or attempted to read some truly horrible fiction online.

My favorite is Patricia Day's "Still Life With Teeth" that examines eating disorders and their damage to sexual relationships. It's harsh, intense, and sadly very realistic of how someone with an eating disorder might look at the world.

Mike Tauron's very short "Lunch with Rita" tackles the issue of age and prostitute in a unique way. "Indigo" from Julie Lemolo is sexy without explicit sex and I love when a story can pull that off so well in so few pages.

"A Fireman's Prayer" by Dixon Carter Lee is a modern romance while Anessa Ramsey's "The Games We Play" is a nice historical romance -- both authors should move to the romance gender and make excellent money.

Maggie Redux's "Whiff" also tackles difficult subjects again age but also racism in a positive fashion. Nicolas Travers offers us a glimpse into a very sad man's life in the first two chapters of "Vast".

The other stories just seemed to lack a strong focus on characters or perhaps they were just not my sort of thing though I'd say most of the stories here are honestly "not my sort of thing". Perhaps they might be yours.

For a collection of 11 stories this as good as many anthologies I've read and it's nice to see folks brave enough to open their minds up to the world online getting a little time in book form.

...Literotica is one of the steamiest erotic anthologies I have ever read. Its no-holds-barred approach to uninhibited sex is what I enjoy the most. My favorite stories are "Still Life with Teeth," "Lunch with Rita," "Amber," and "Indigo." These stories are guaranteed to leave you wanting more -- so to speak. Thus, I suggest that you pick up this gem.

I love the book! I love the site and I enjoy all they have to offer. I would recommend everyone peek into both for a view of one of the most honest, sexual adventures around.

This book contains stories that will excite you,no matter what taste you have. Well written and very enjoyable.

Everyone still talked about how hot this book was after it sold out.
I have read dozens of other stories on Literotica that I thought were very good stories and deserved the classification 'Very Best of Literotica'.
In this book; the stories weren't very hot or exciting to me. I would retitle this book 'Not The Very Best of Literotica'
I hope they pick a better selection crew to pick stories for book 2.

The website is a fantastic place for lovers and new writers of erotica to publish, get reviews, and read short fiction that is not published on the written page. The book is a collection of some of their best stories. Check out the website at literotica.com and if you like it, you will LOVE the book. (I myself have published on the site under the author name of "JJ".)

I have to put my opinion out there since I feel others could benefit from it. I did not like this selection at all. I feel that Selke has a narrow view of what must turn her on and she insits upon limiting this book to only those sories. If you are her twin the book is great, but if you aren't then beware that this might not be your monies worth.
I guess that is always a chance you take with an anthology - but I thought that maybe Lori Selke could redeem her value in the literary world as an editor with this one. Guess not.

I think it is hilarious that William Vollmann wrote the introduction to this book. It shows how low he will stoop to get his name on something.

I wonder if he writes about his moronic escapades with junkie prostitutes? How erotic that is. I know it turns me on.