Rough Trade [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (August 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602820929
• ISBN-13: 978-1602820920
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #882,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK gay erotica collection with some hardcore and hot stories, 3.5 stars, October 22, 2009

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This review is from: Rough Trade (Paperback)

Overall, I more or less enjoyed this collection, there are some entertaining (and hot) stories here. Most are very short, 20 stories in total, in just 230 pages. Very nice cover is an added bonus (extra 0.5 star), as it was nice to hold this book in my hands while reading :).
Most of the stories are more erotic than anything else, but still acceptably well-written. A few stories (but not all) are BDSM, some are relatively heavy.

The highlights of the volume, in my opinion, are:
1) The Fratboy and the Faggot by Aaron Travis: a heavy, hardcore story by a well-known BDSM author. A shy gay college student peeps at his neighbor, a hot, brutal ex-"fratboy". Group and violent sex.
2) Best Little Whorehouse by Jay Starre: a virgin cowboy gets hired by a stable owner, and his duties include far more than just tending horses...But he enjoys it all.
3) The New Boy by Cage Thunder: a somewhat sad yet still erotic and emotional story about an aging erotic wrestler/model.
4) Sold to the Highest Bidder by Christopher Pierce: a BDSM story, some very hot and heavy scenes, disobedient slave gets sold to the highest bidder...but who's the new Master? As I like BDSM-themed stories, this one is one of my favorites.
5) Under the Table by Dale Chase: a married and straight (?) young blue worker finds an unexpected way to earn money, with his manager being a pimp.
6) Tricked by Jonathan Asche: one of the most hardcore / heavy (and thus one of my favorites). A hustler pisses off his customer and really gets it "heavy" for that.
7) Missionary Road by Neil Plackcy: an orphaned virgin college student discovers what sex (and some darker realities of life) are all about with a Thai hustler in Hawaii.
8) I'm Not David by Dan Boyle: a weird narrative (internal monologue) of a muscle boy who loves being a bottom. A strangely written story, but once I got into it, it's actually not bad / quite hot.
9) Wrestler for Hire by Greg Herren: well, the title says it all:)

My favorite in the collection and very tragic, very well-written and emotional story is "Blueboy" by Kelly McQuain. An AIDS sick man meets a 17-year boy who's heavily abused at home. Very heart-wrenching story, I was shaken and really wished for a different ending. The only truly sad and tragic story in the collection, and the only one which felt more like real literature rather than just an erotic short to me.