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Obsessed: A Flesh and the Word Collection of Gay Erotic Memoirs

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The best erotica I've read in a while. Whether your obsession is with a certain person, a specific type of people, or an action, you'll probably find something that comes close in this excellent collection. I found almost every essay to be a major turn on. My favorites were by Andrew Holleran, D. Travers Scott, Patrick Barnes, Scott Heim, Stephen Greco... Hell, I love them all!

More stimulating to the mind, than anywhere else! Despite the 'Flesh and the Word' banner, these stories lack the classic structure of the one-handed novel, and instead ask the reader to consider the elements of sexual obsession. As obsession is such a personal thing, some of the stories hit the spot, while others pass un-noticed. Lowenthal, since succeeding John Preston, has been taking the Flesh and the Word series in directions that increasingly ask readers to think, as well as (or even instead of) to w***; this might prove uncomfortable to some readers, but nevertheless has produced a book well worth reading and thinking over.

Michael Lowenthal has done a great job of editing this exciting collection of short erotic stories. There is a little bit here for everybody. Some stories are nothing short of scalding hot others brutally honest. A whole choir of fresh gay voices singing into the night. I was thrilled, excited, aroused, angered, devastaed, shocked and uplifted. I can't say enough about the state of gay writing today. This book is a gerat example of the wonderful writings out there!