Obsessed: A Flesh and the Word Collection of Gay Erotic Memoirs (Flesh and the Word)

By Michael Lowenthal

From the sexual front lines of gay erotica, this collection is a celebration of obsession in all its forms.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452279992
• ISBN13: 9780452279995
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Stimulation more for the mind...

More stimulating to the mind, than anywhere else! Despite the 'Flesh and the Word' banner, these stories lack the classic structure of the one-handed novel, and instead ask the reader to consider the elements of sexual obsession. As obsession is such a personal thing, some of the stories hit the spot, while others pass un-noticed. Lowenthal, since succeeding John Preston, has been taking the Flesh and the Word series in directions that increasingly ask readers to think, as well as (or even instead of) to w***; this might prove uncomfortable to some readers, but nevertheless has produced a book well worth reading and thinking over.

An excellent collection

Michael Lowenthal has done a great job of editing this exciting collection of short erotic stories. There is a little bit here for everybody. Some stories are nothing short of scalding hot others brutally honest. A whole choir of fresh gay voices singing into the night. I was thrilled, excited, aroused, angered, devastaed, shocked and uplifted. I can't say enough about the state of gay writing today. This book is a gerat example of the wonderful writings out there!

Obsessions - For Men

The best erotica I've read in a while. Whether your obsession is with a certain person, a specific type of people, or an action, you'll probably find something that comes close in this excellent collection. I found almost every essay to be a major turn on. My favorites were by Andrew Holleran, D. Travers Scott, Patrick Barnes, Scott Heim, Stephen Greco... Hell, I love them all!