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Erotic and pornographic literature

jeansGuyOZ

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These days, when you say "porn", it's nearly always assumed you are talking about photography - either movies or still shots. Originally of course it referred only to literature. The word "pornography" comes from the Greek, and literally means "writing about prostitutes".

I have always been a books man rather than a films man, and that applies to pornography as well. Books are more time-consuming and demand a bit more effort, but they have possibilities that films don't have. When the story says "So-and-so was a gorgeous bronzed hunk", I know what that means in my mind, and can imagine him to look like what I consider a "gorgeous hunk", which may or may not be the same as what you imagine. In a film on the other hand you get to see what the director manages to show you; if a particular actor does not happen to do it for you, too bad.

These days in the adult shops the selection of books seems very limited compared to how it used to be, and I think that's a shame. On the other hand there are some books that are worthwhile works of literature as well as being gay-themed, with or without explicit sexual content, and while the big bookstore chains may not stock them, little independent shops often have a good range of gay-themed stuff, some of which is quite erotic.

If you ever come across books by John Rechy, check them out - especially one called "The Sexual Outlaw". It's a part fact, part fiction book containing interviews, descriptions of actual events and accounts of his various sexual encounters, set in Los Angeles during the 1960s or early 70s. Some of it is seriously steamy.
 
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Yes, I've read John Rechy's stuff and its quite a turn on. There was another called 'numbers' as I recall although it may have been a different author. Still good though!
 

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Yes, I've read John Rechy's stuff and its quite a turn on. There was another called 'numbers' as I recall although it may have been a different author. Still good though!
I haven't read Numbers, but that was indeed written by John Rechy. I believe that's supposed to be a "novel", i.e. fiction, though much of it is autobiographical. The character "Johnny Rio" is obviously based on himself, as well as also being a thinly veiled reference to Peter Berlin.
 
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