Best Lesbian Erotica 2005 (Best Lesbian Erotica)

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Summary: nominated for the best of erotica again!!!
Review: Fall in love again... will you?
I just love this years collection. Just the right mix to fit any mood.
If you are closed minded then don't buy it.
I especially loved Pointed as well as Rachel Kramer Bussel's piece about breaking up with an ex (sounds odd for an erotic anthology but read it and you will COMPLETELY get me here). Oh, I wish I could say more but my browser keeps crashing!
It was just nominated for a lambda literary award for the third year in a row...



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Summary: An Unapologetic Odyssey into the Splendor of Lesbian Sex
Review: From the first story to the last, this collection grabs you by your gonads and won't let go. If you are repressed or inhibited and in search of something to make you set yourself loose, this book is an express train to libido-ville. If you are a prude and happily wed to your vanilla fondlings on crisp linens, this book is for you too-it will repulse you and ignite you at the same time or at a minimum give you something to be substantially angry about. If you are already uninhibited and proud of the way your desire rules you, this book will reaffirm that you are on the right track. Within these pages, classic lesbian stereotypes get celebrated, blown apart and put back together again in a brand new way. Butches flaunt their penis envy, bask in their ability to woo the girly girls or subdue the bois and, take ownership of their desire to submit when they choose to. Femmes rise with formidable power above the superficiality of their lipstick and stilettos to leave us breathless and aching. 26 stories. 26 unique, unfaltering voices. 26 opportunities to discover a new kink. 26 ways to recover what you may have lost. 26 chances to validate that part of yourself you keep denying. I have read every edition of this series. This is, bar none, the best. READ IT!

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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I can only recommend this book to people who are very into butch/femme roles or genderf**king in general.
I appreciate that the editor is trying to appeal to a wide audience, but in doing so, she loses her mainstream readers.
I'm not conservative about sex, but I also have no desire to read a story about a woman who prostitutes her girlfriend out to a male biker or a butch who has borderline nonconsensual sex with a hooker. If that's your thing, then you'll love this book.