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Kink Stories

Garth Greenwell, R.O. Kwon — 2021

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER Kink is a groundbreaking anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum, edited by lauded writers R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell, and featuring a roster of all-star contributors including Alexander Chee, Roxane Gay, Carmen Maria Machado, and more. A Most-Anticipated book of 2021 as selected by * Marie Claire * O, The Oprah Magazine * Cosmopolitan * Time * The Millions * The Advocate * Autostraddle * Refinery29 * Shape * Town & Country * Book Riot * Literary Hub * Kink is a dynamic anthology of literary fiction that opens an imaginative door into the world of desire. The stories within this collection portray love, desire, BDSM, and sexual kinks in all their glory with a bold new vision. The collection includes works by renowned fiction writers such as Callum Angus, Alexander Chee, Vanessa Clark, Melissa Febos, Kim Fu, Roxane Gay, Cara Hoffman, Zeyn Joukhadar, Chris Kraus, Carmen Maria Machado, Peter Mountford, Larissa Pham, and Brandon Taylor, with Garth Greenwell and R.O. Kwon as editors. The stories within explore bondage, power-play, and submissive-dominant relationships; we are taken to private estates, therapists’ offices, underground sex clubs, and even a sex theater in early-20th century Paris. While there are whips and chains, sure, the true power of these stories lies in their beautiful, moving dispatches from across the sexual spectrum of interest and desires, as portrayed by some of today’s most exciting writers.

Reviews

Beatriz Aguiar@alchemistta

Jan 22, 2023

3.5 stories i liked: - safeword by R. O. Kwon - oh, youth by Brandon Taylor - impact play by Peter Mountford - reach by Roxane Gay - the voyeurs by Zeyn Joukhadar - emotional technologies by Chris Kraus overall i believed it excelled at what it set out to do - normalise kink and show how a lot of people, a lot of different people, feel about it and interact with kink. it explores the emotional psychological side of something that is most often approached with a certain detachment, coldness, if not even disgust when in fact it is a quite normal expression of feeling

Jasmine@jasmeaniethebookish

Sep 16, 2022

I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley for an honest review. I enjoyed this book pretty well. There are several stories that stand out amongst the others, but none that are awful. I find reading about others proclivities is an interesting way to view the psychology of what may drive people sexually and otherwise. I would definitely recommend Oh, Youth and The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of horror. Thanks for allowing me to read and review this title!

Lacey@laceybeanreads

Oct 17, 2021

Thank you NetGalley for a review copy. I enjoyed this book but I wish it had been more educational around consent and negotiation. I am glad that a mainstream publisher published Kink Stories but I wish it had been more from a different perspective.

Tianna Kelly@tiannakellyreads

Aug 31, 2021

The stories told in this book are all uniquely their own. I enjoyed each one as it open up discussion that I did not know I needed to have with myself. I think this is a good place to start for people exploring their kinks and the erase the stigma and the giggles we might hide behind when we bring vanilla sex. There are some stories that were stronger than others and stories that kept characters nameless to help the reader understand that kink can be for anyone to explore. The work did let me meet new authors that I will be stalking goodreads to find skim through their backlist which is always a plus, Needless to say when we can start safely dating this book will be required reading material for date night (jk but not really)