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Anonymous Sex by Hillary Jordan
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Anonymous Sex (edition 2022)

by Hillary Jordan (Author), Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (Author)

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"27 Authors. 27 Stories. No Names Attached. A bold collection of stories about sex that leaves you guessing who wrote what. Bestselling novelists Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan present an elegant, international anthology of erotica that explores the diverse spectrum of desire, written by winners of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, PEN Awards, the Women's Prize for Fiction, Edgar Award, and more. There are stories of sexual obsession and sexual love, of domination and submission. There's revenge sex, unrequited sex, funny sex, tortured sex, fairy tale sex, and even sex in the afterlife. While the authors are listed in alphabetical order at the beginning of the book, none of the stories are attributed, providing readers with a glimpse into an uninhibited landscape of sexuality as explored by twenty-seven of today's finest authors. Featuring Robert Olen Butler, Catherine Chung, Trent Dalton, Heidi W. Durrow, Tony Eprile, Louise Erdrich, Jamie Ford, Julia Glass, Peter Godwin, Hillary Jordan, Rebecca Makkai, Valerie Martin, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Tâea Obreht, Helen Oyeyemi, Mary-Louise Parker, Victoria Redel, Jason Reynolds, S.J. Rozan, Meredith Talusan, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Jeet Thayil, Paul Theroux, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Edmund White"--… (more)
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Title:Anonymous Sex
Authors:Hillary Jordan (Author)
Other authors:Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (Author)
Info:Scribner (2022), 368 pages
Collections:Read, Read but unowned
Rating:***
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A couple of dozen erotic vignettes by leading contemporary authors. I think the overall quality was mediocre but there were a few really well written ones: History Lesson, En Suite, Love Doll, What The Hands Remember, maybe a couple of others. Recommend checking the first page of each to see what grabs you as reading cover to cover will leave you disappointed. ( )
  spuddybuddy | Apr 10, 2024 |
This book was just okay. Some of the narrators were great, and others I did not like. Some of the stories were great, and others were not. What I did enjoy about the book was that I could take breaks when listening to it, and I wouldn't have to worry about remembering any key details since it's a collection of individual short stories. The book definitely gave me a greater appreciation for short story collections. ( )
  TimeLord10SPW | May 21, 2023 |
Interesting concept but the results weren’t so great. Mostly didn’t appeal to me, although some of the stories were nicely done. ( )
  steve02476 | Jan 3, 2023 |
Full disclosure: both editors of this anthology are friends (and they gave me a galley copy). I can honestly say, though, that this book surprised me with how interesting, varied and intriguing it was. Probably a half dozen of the stories will stay with me — the anonymity may seem like a silly conceit in some ways, but it seems to have served to not only free up the author from any expectations but also to free the reader to take each story entirely on its own terms. ( )
  keywestnan | Mar 10, 2022 |
Title: Anonymous Sex
Author: Hillary Jordan
Publisher: Scribner
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
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"Anonymous Sex' by Hillary Jordan

My Assessment:
'Anonymous Sex' was quite a read of twenty-seven erotic stories. Now, if this is your kind of read, then you have come to the right place because these authors give it all to you as they present their anonymous short and sweet stories. You may not enjoy all of these stories; however, there will be something just for you because many topics will be covered. So, be ready for 'some thrilling ones, long-married love, hardcore, sweet, gritty, steamy, and even some fanciful.' so you get a little bit of it all from this collection. I liked the idea of how these stories were put together because even though the author's name is listed, you do not know the particular author of the story that comes up. That, to me, makes the story even more intriguing. So, if you are into this type of reading...get ready for 'Anonymous Sex' will give it to you. ( )
  arlenadean | Feb 1, 2022 |
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Editors Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan write in their introduction that they wanted to “create intrigue” by not revealing which of the high-profile contributors have written which story: “Readers would have to guess.”
 

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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Jordan, HillaryEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tan, Cheryl Lu-lienEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Butler, Robert OlenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Chung, CatherineContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dalton, TrentContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Durrow, Heidi W.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Eprile, TonyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Erdrich, LouiseContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ford, JamieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Glass, JuliaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Godwin, PeterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Makkai, RebeccaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Martin, ValerieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Nayeri, DinaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Obioma, ChigozieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Obreht, TeaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Oyeyemi, HelenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Parker, Mary-LouiseContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Redel, VictoriaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Reynolds, JasonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rozan, SJContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Talusan, MeredithContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Thammavongsa, SouvankhamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Thayil, JeetContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Theroux, PaulContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Urrea, Luis AlbertoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
White, EdmundContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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"27 Authors. 27 Stories. No Names Attached. A bold collection of stories about sex that leaves you guessing who wrote what. Bestselling novelists Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan present an elegant, international anthology of erotica that explores the diverse spectrum of desire, written by winners of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, PEN Awards, the Women's Prize for Fiction, Edgar Award, and more. There are stories of sexual obsession and sexual love, of domination and submission. There's revenge sex, unrequited sex, funny sex, tortured sex, fairy tale sex, and even sex in the afterlife. While the authors are listed in alphabetical order at the beginning of the book, none of the stories are attributed, providing readers with a glimpse into an uninhibited landscape of sexuality as explored by twenty-seven of today's finest authors. Featuring Robert Olen Butler, Catherine Chung, Trent Dalton, Heidi W. Durrow, Tony Eprile, Louise Erdrich, Jamie Ford, Julia Glass, Peter Godwin, Hillary Jordan, Rebecca Makkai, Valerie Martin, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Tâea Obreht, Helen Oyeyemi, Mary-Louise Parker, Victoria Redel, Jason Reynolds, S.J. Rozan, Meredith Talusan, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Jeet Thayil, Paul Theroux, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Edmund White"--

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