Customer Reviews

The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica, Volume 1 (Mammoth Books)

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I think this book has some really fun, sexy stories by some of the top erotica authors in the US, as well as authors from other parts of the globe who I was unfamiliar with until now. I think the stories show a lot of imagination and are well-crafted. Some are incredibly hot. All of these stories were deemed good enough to have been published elsewhere during the year. A few of them have even appeared in some of Sheiner's anthologies,....

This book is in need of some editing help (the term "weigh station" is way off and I was looking for a diet or a trucker story, and that's just the beginning), and "Butt Hutt" may be one of the dumbest & most offensive erotica stories I've ever read. A couple of great stories from big writers (Queen, Indigo, Christian) does not make up for the rest of this dreck. It's a close runner-up to "Aqua Erotica" for the worst erotica anthology around, but at least you can read the print!

I can't complain about the price for what you get with this book - there are a ton of stories. Lots I couldn't read though, and some that weren't sexy at all. I love Isabelle Caruther's story, and Susanna Indigo's too, but I always like womens' stories the best. The overall quality isn't as high as Susie Bright's or Marcy Sheiner's books, but what's good in it is really good!

This is the worst collection of short-story erotica I've ever read. The scenes lack heat, the characters are wooden and the stories are pointless. I like erotica that awakens my senses -- this book is the equivalent of a cold shower. The only stories I found acceptable were Anya Ross's The Editor vs. The Author and Michael Hemmingson's Movements. The rest of the stories in this anthology belong in the Penthouse forum. I shall stick to reading old and literary erotica from the likes of Marquis de Sade. The only new erotica I want to read are the fun novels from the Black Lace series.