Fast Girls - book discontinued by Cleis Press Inc. - review by Waterfall

Fast Girls is an erotic anthology, written with a female audience in mind. It was edited and put together by Rachel Kramer Bussel. There are 20 stories, well written stories in this book and they offer some nice variety. Many of them are written by well-known erotica authors and some by others who I am less familiar with.

One thing about these stories that stayed with me was the fact that they all do an awesome job of telling the story/context in which the sex is going on. Some people like their erotica to get to the point, as do I on certain occasions, but for those of you who like to get lost in the words of the story; I think you will really enjoy this collection. I waited for a bit to read this one because of some mixed reviews that I read which spoke on the lack of action or there being too much “story” and I am glad that I ignored them. I have come to realize that erotica is something I need to read for myself as everyone has their own opinions about what is good or bad (as with any other genre of writing).

Something else to take note about is that these stories mainly feature heterosexual pairings; however this editor and many others also have collections that feature more variety in orientations. I find erotic pairings of any orientation to be arousing (when the story is good), so I did not mind.

Overall, I give this one a 5 star rating because of the variety, quality of the stories, and the fact that the stories for the most part were highly arousing. My favorites in this collection were:
Winter, Summer by Tristan Taormino
Panther by Suzanne V. Slate
Let's Dance by D.L. King
Oz by Isabelle Gray
Married Life by Charlotte Stein
Princess by Elizabeth Coldwell
Whore Complex by Rachel Kramer Bussel
Lessons, Slow and Painful by Tess Danesi

I recommend this collection to anyone thinking about checking it out. I think that you will enjoy the great story lines and the erotic content.