Unruly Appetites: Erotica [Paperback]

Hanne Blank (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2003 | Series: Live Girls

Unruly indeed.... This deftly written collection of 20 erotic tales is sure to titillate, intrigue, and inspire. Editor of several successful erotica anthologies, Hanne Blank knows good sex, and this, her first book-length solo offering, demonstrates her considerable talents as a creator of erotic fiction. Blank’s arousing descriptions, smart writing, and fantastic imagination are sure to hit their mark. Unruly Appetites draws readers in immediately with the most scintillating, intimate details of its characters’ unrestrained encounters. One story describes a chance meeting on the road where “maybe turns to yes without ceremony, without fuss.” Readers may find themselves both shocked and enthralled by the human-feline encounter described in “The Princess and the Tiger,” or lost in possibilities from the graphic memories of a foursome aroused by steamy Polaroids. The myriad fantasies, perspectives, dreams, realities, groupings, shapes, and ages presented here offer almost limitless variety. Blank encourages her readers to “Love hard, live with grace and appetite, forget that you’re a grownup once in a while.” Her latest testament to pleasure -- with these tantalizing, steamy and seductive tales -- shows the way.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Hanne Blank is a widely published essayist, reviewer, journalist, and fiction writer whose work has appeared in Penthouse, Best American Erotica, the Boston Phoenix, and The Elvis Presley Reader. She is the author/editor of several books on sexuality, including Shameless: Women's Intimate Erotica, Big Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size and Those Who Love Them, and Best Transgender Erotica. Coeditor of scarletletters.com and scarleteen.com, Blank lives in Baltimore, MD.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Seal Press; 1 edition (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580050816
• ISBN-13: 978-1580050814
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #695,358 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hanne Blank spends her time thinking, learning, writing, and speaking at the crossroads of bodies, self, and culture. Joyfully spanning the town/gown divide as well as the mind/body split, her books include the histories Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality (Beacon Press, 2012) and Virgin: The Untouched History (Bloomsbury, 2007), the cult classic sex and body-acceptance book Big Big Love: A Sex and Relationships Guide for People of Size (and Those Who Love Them) (Celestial Arts, 2011), and numerous others.

Hanne's work has been featured in periodicals ranging from Penthouse to Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, and in anthologies ranging from Embodied Resistance: Challenging the Norms, Breaking The Rules to Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape.

A former Scholar of the Institute for Teaching and Research on Women at Towson University, Hanne has taught in various capacities on campuses including Brandeis and Tufts. She is also a popular speaker and guest lecturer, with appearances ranging from Harvard University to the inaugural Femme Conference in 2006.

Hanne lives in a 175-year-old stone mill cottage on a dirt road in the middle of Baltimore, and travels frequently to speak and teach. She is a passionate defender of the Oxford comma, is a tea and cider drinker who lives in a coffee and beer country, and has a nice tnettennba.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars thank you hanne for some of the sexiest stuff i ever read!, April 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Unruly Appetites: Erotica (Paperback)

This book is awesome. The best in women's erotica. Hanne Blank is one of the only authors that has affected me so much. I am absolutely blown away by her beautiful writing as well as the erotica in her story "Claudia". After I read that story I was, uh, well, somewhat stimulated. Her actual craft in the writing of the story is so good it stays in my mind even after the arousal drifts away.

Every story was a good read. Ms. Blank writes in so many different scenarios and predilections that it's refreshing. Even if the story's theme isn't your "thing" it's still good reading. Thank you Hanne for your celebration of women and their sexuality!

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unruly erotica!, October 1, 2003

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This review is from: Unruly Appetites: Erotica (Paperback)

Unruly Appetites is one of the most tantalizing collections of erotic stories ever written. Hanne Blank's insatiable, provocative and explicit tales satisfied me from beginning to end - so to speak. I especially love the stories "Claudia" and "The Princess and the Tiger." Her writing is subtle and lyrical, making the erotic stories all the more alluring. You should read this book with your partner. Ms. Blank is an astounding erotic writer and I look forward to reading her future projects with utmost anticipation. I also recommend The Sex Chronicles by Zane.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars raises the bar for porn, February 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Unruly Appetites: Erotica (Paperback)

raises the bar for good porn
This book is one of the more delicious erotic anthologies I've come across in a long time. Hanne Blank's writing is titlating, imaginative and will keep on the edge of your seat/sheets. There are so many stories with differing themes, combinations and moods that there is absolutely something for everyone. Finally, a writer who can combine hot sex and emotion together. I think my favorite story is Sauce for the Gander, a fun but unconventional look at a relationship with a woman who loves both her boyfriend and her girlfriend. Totally sexy, unexpected but not stupid cheesoid wacka wacka porn. Also The Princess and the Tiger will make the top of your head pop open with it's fantastically seductive story.