Early Embraces 2 (Paperback)

by Lindsey Elder (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
An anthology like Early Embraces II is predicated on two assumptions: that we need more lesbian erotica (let's just say yes right away), and that there's something uniquely important and arousing about a first encounter--not only a first encounter between partners, but a first touch of a certain celebratory kind, the confirmation of a life direction. There simply isn't an analogous experience for straight women (e.g., "I'm straight! Now I know for sure!"), since all the cultural signposts reinforce their steps from girlhood to sexual maturity. The lesbian initiation, on the contrary, always feels like the blazing of a frontier. In "Camp Good News," Lisa E. Davis tumbles into the underbrush with her counselor at a missionary camp. In Amy J. Saruwatari's "Pass the Hershey's, Please," two women steamily consummate a relationship that began in the Personals column. Not all these stories are beautifully written, but all have the ring of truth and the thrill of the first time. --Regina Marler

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books (June 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555834973
• ISBN-13: 978-1555834975
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #158,742 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars some like it hot..., September 7, 2001

By	"indigodays" (Bethlehem, Pa United States) - See all my reviews

a simply amazing, and for lack of a better word, tittilating spread of stories depicting not only great sexual encounters, but also the emotions that come hand-in-hand with these first time experiences. among my favorites were, "kiss in the dark" (related directly to unrequited feelings i had for my boss), "and so it begins" (also the boss theme), and "extracurricular activity" (appeals to the "my professor is so hot" excitement of college). this is a book i've read over and over and over again, and never get bored with. it is... beautiful.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, Good Read, October 7, 1999

By A Customer

While I enjoyed the book, the problem I always have with books of this type that contain several stories on the same subject, is that they invariably all kind of blur together for me.

Of the 46 stories contained in this book, all but two were very well written and expressed, and several of the stories were unique enough to stand out in my memory.

Enough detail is given that the reader feels well acquainted with the individual writing the story and with the other people mentioned in the story.

I would have liked for the year, or the decade at least, to have been mentioned more frequently, it would have given a greater reference to what the lesbian environment was like for that woman at that time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous anthology of 'first times', February 19, 2005

By	K. Vigoren "femmey book worm" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I couldn't put this book down. The stories are true, they are full of personality, and on top of all that: they make a girl genuinely happy in her pants.

If you're looking for erotic lesbian stories (if your attention span is sparse, check this book out: every tale told is no more than a few pages long) describing a woman's first true encounter with another woman--this is it.

I promise you won't be disappointed!