- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (30 April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140256245
- ISBN-13: 978-0140256246
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,647,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A collection of nine short stories that examine forms of love and commitment and the issues of adultery, obsession and what they mean for the urban dwellers of the 1990s.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Poorly written,
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This review is from: Quiver: A Book of Erotic Tales (Paperback)
This isn't a good book in any respect. It's incredibly poorly written; the tenses jump around in a confused fashion that makes it seem like it was written by a sixth former who hasn't really got the hang of writing properly. There are some very nice descriptive bits with good use of the language, but they languish within chunks of prose that are nothing short of terrible.
In terms of eroticism, it's really not an arousing book with stories for the most part being either far too unblelievable, too ethereal or just so strangely written that it detracts from any possibility of hitting the spot. Save your money and read some of the better Literotica stories.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Do not waste your money on this book,
By alimarcam "alimarcam" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quiver: A Book of Erotic Tales (Paperback)
How this book ever got published, I will never know. To call it 'erotic' is laughable. The writing is atrocious and the alleged eroticism is non-existant. Save your money and buy something else.
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2.9 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting and erotic.,
By James Yanni - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Quiver: a Book of Erotic Tales (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a very well-written collection of very graphic erotica. Not for those uninterested in something of value purely for its prurient interest, nor for those with extremely outre kinks, for those of us with a concept of the erotic vaguely within standard norms -- there's a bit of kink to be found here, but nothing that anyone unbothered by a bit of homoerotica will find truly unsettling -- these stories are excellent for getting the juices flowing. Further, they actually have plots and characterization, and few if any sloppy writing errors, all of which places them far beyond what seems to be the standard in the common run of books that depict graphic sex.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quality characters, creative sex, quality erotica.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Quiver: a Book of Erotic Tales (Mass Market Paperback)
I found this to be an excellent piece of erotic fiction, with characters that had a surprising depth. This is particularly notable considering that this is a collection of short stories. The sex is creative yet vanilla enough to appeal to most (except the homoerotic squemish).My girlfriend and I greatly enjoyed this book and highly reccomend it. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A titillating, idiosyncratic collection of erotic stories.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Quiver: a Book of Erotic Tales (Mass Market Paperback)
The stories are a bit more graphic than I was led to believe by the jacket--this is expicit erotica bound in a lovely expensive trade paperback.The raw nature of the depiction of sexual acts is offset (and enhanced) by the subtle storytelling and the spooky character development. These people are living, breathing, flawed individuals with doubts, fears, and very specific turn-ons. As explained on the back cover, the stories are linked...to a degree. Learner brings characters from one story into another, from time to time, in a sort of cameo appearance. These cameos don't seem to affect the stories themselves, nor do the reappearing characters develop any further; it feels like a device, an afterthought. The stories are powerful and affecting enough on their own, though. The characters are so completely *human* that the end result is far more erotic than any porn flick or victorian "anonymously written! " novel. |
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