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. 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.
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*I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.**
RO Kwon and Garth Greenwell compile a series of short literary fiction stories from various authors to convey the spectrum of kink, love, and desire.
As always, with anthologies, certain stories resonate more than others for each reader. However, I should have known for myself that I would have difficulty connecting with this body of work; I am not a literary fiction reader. I do not particularly enjoy the lofty prose and find that oftentimes the figurative language common to literary fiction can impede a connection between reader and story. This was my experience with the entirety of this work, even those stories that I enjoyed. This was my fault, as the work was precisely what it proclaimed itself to be.
As such, while I did not enjoy the work as a whole due to stylistic choices, I was still able to rate each work as comparative enjoyment to each other. My average rating came out to a 3. There was a broad variety of representation and a few moments of YKINMK(ATO!).
I would recommend this book to fans of literary fiction who have interest in the topic, but not to genre fiction fans looking to enter literary fiction.
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