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Homosex: Sixty Years of Gay Erotica by Simon Sheppard

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5.0

I really love this book – it was my first foray into reading gay erotica, specifically chosen because I wanted a general overview of erotic writing throughout a period of time. Edited by Simon Sheppard, This anthology gives the perfect taste, beginning with a wartime conquest so exciting, exclamation points are employed with abandon!

It provides a little slice of the history of gay erotica, with commentary at the beginning of each story that notes what was happing in society and gay culture at that time, and many pieces reflect important strides in gay themed literature, the beginnings of sub cultures such as leather, and confrontation of the era of the AIDS epidemic.

read my full review on my website stories for boys http://in2thewood.com/2012/06/09/book-recommendation-homosex-60-years-of-gay-erotica-6/
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