Erotic literature?

I myself have never read a truly sexy story, and that's just a damned shame. I don't suppose any of you folk have anything to recommend, short or otherwise.

And just so nobody else says it....

There, let's just pretend that that's my favorite sexy story. Feel free to imagine all sorts of unflattering, phallo-metaphoric reasons for why I might choose that one.

um, i love lolita.

a girlfriend got me to read "the claiming of sleeping beauty" by anne rice.

worst. idea. ever.

Why?

[Edited on Dec 13, 2004 by robosagogo]

i wouldn't want to ruin it for you

Anais Nin and Henry Miller have their steamy moments and are famous for it... well, that and they altered the way people people view sexuality and erotica in literature, but that's not really important, just me covering bases

Poppy Z. Brite edited a series of Vampire themed erotica, if you're into that... I'm sure you could find a lot of stuff on Amazon.com

just my 12 cents give or take a few

I whole-heartedly recommend Venus in Furs. For some reason it has been called pornography, but this is wrong. And unlike Sade, it won't disturb you. It's actually quite beautiful.

Give this a try:

Black Pearl

It is lord of the rings with an ass-kicking, over-sexed black amazonian. Well-written, with piercing, bondage, and mayhem.

Or there is that droll "lady Chatterly..."

Finally, for lusty fun (without any graphic details) try this classic short from
Honore de Balzac

(Yes, the author's name kinda sounds like ball-sac)

Happy reading.

[Edited on Dec 13, 2004 by bgrrrr]

Dear Penthouse...

Er...The Song of Solomon?

I have all of the "Best of American Erotica..." books Some really great stuff..
Also: Autobiography of a flea.. and i'll second _Lolita_..
Damn. those are the only ones I can attest to off the top of my head.

My Secret Garden by Nancy Friday drove my teenage ass wild! I'm sure if I read it today I'd still get turned on.

[Edited on Dec 13, 2004 by ROCKADIVA]

Henry and June is fabulous. Anais opened my teenage mind to the possibilities of being female...

If you're looking for a cheap eFix, I'd suggest heading over to The Alt.Sex.Stories Text Repository

Fully searchable for anything you want. Obviously, not everything is up to superawsesome quality, but hey, it's free and huge.

For those into kink I would also suggest Gromet's Plaza. It's got a ton of stories pertaining to Bondage, Latex, and Mummification.

im not really so aware of the site hotpockets suggested, but
literotica is, in my opinion, the best and most varied online erotica website... enjoy, i know i do!

the best

the fermata, by nicholson baker. funny and also will make you feel oogly.

we have an Erotica Group here on SG with some pretty hot stories written by members.

"Fuck me with your truck!"

Birdland by Beto Hernandez.

Locally, there are some erotica zines in most towns. Love em.