Kink: Stories
A New York Times Notable Book Kink is a groundbreaking anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum, edited by lauded writers R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell, and featuring a roster of all-star contributors including Alexander Chee, Roxane Gay, Carmen Maria Machado, and more. A Most-Anticipated book of 2021 as selected by * Marie Claire * O, The Oprah Magazine * Cosmopolitan * Time * The Millions * The Advocate * Autostraddle * Refinery29 * Shape * Town & Country * Book Riot * Literary Hub * Kink is a dynamic anthology of literary fiction that opens an imaginative door into the world of desire. The stories within this collection portray love, desire, BDSM, and sexual kinks in all their glory with a bold new vision. The collection includes works by renowned fiction writers such as Callum Angus, Alexander Chee, Vanessa Clark, Melissa Febos, Kim Fu, Roxane Gay, Cara Hoffman, Zeyn Joukhadar, Chris Kraus, Carmen Maria Machado, Peter Mountford, Larissa Pham, and Brandon Taylor, with Garth Greenwell and R.O. Kwon as editors. The stories within explore bondage, power-play, and submissive-dominant relationships; we are taken to private estates, therapists' offices, underground sex clubs, and even a sex theater in early-20th century Paris. While there are whips and chains, sure, the true power of these stories lies in their beautiful, moving dispatches from across the sexual spectrum of interest and desires, as portrayed by some of today's most exciting writers.
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Thank you Netgalley and Simon Schuster for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a collection of stories that crawls into the nooks and crannies of sexual imagination. I suggest that only those that are open to BDSM and other forms of kink read this book, because it may be too much for some. That being said if you have experience in this subject in whatever form, or at least are open to it-- then I highly recommend this! And if you try this book and it's not your thing that is okay too. As the saying goes: "dont yuck someone else's yum." So even though some stories involve kink that I am personally not into, there is something to be said about the desire, pleasure, and what sexually excites others that are explored in this book. Some authors in this even explore the "why". The best part of this book is that there are many relationships outside of the heteronormative which I find refreshing, honest, and necessary.
Full review can be found on my blog here.
This book is a collection of stories that crawls into the nooks and crannies of sexual imagination. I suggest that only those that are open to BDSM and other forms of kink read this book, because it may be too much for some. That being said if you have experience in this subject in whatever form, or at least are open to it-- then I highly recommend this! And if you try this book and it's not your thing that is okay too. As the saying goes: "dont yuck someone else's yum." So even though some stories involve kink that I am personally not into, there is something to be said about the desire, pleasure, and what sexually excites others that are explored in this book. Some authors in this even explore the "why". The best part of this book is that there are many relationships outside of the heteronormative which I find refreshing, honest, and necessary.
Full review can be found on my blog here.
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