Not released, true, but it's been read by many. The editor could have edited a couple of stories and made it happen, but she wouldn't, and thus the end of a great series.

There will be no essay from me claiming censorship by Down There Press and Keith Anderson should know better than to put words in my mouth sugesting otherwise. The issues that resulted in a publishing decision not to release Herotica 7 were complex and difficult. They had to do with questions of racial and cultural sensitivity, not with somehow sexually "going too far." Down There Press has been a pioneer in cutting new ground for sexual exploration and openness for 25 years. Whether one agrees with their decision to withhold Herotica 7 or not (and I'm not sure that I do), the press deserves respect and continuing support.

I find it odd that a book that hasn't even been released yet would get any review, much less a one-star review. For that reason, I'm going to give Herotica 7 the benefit of the doubt--and a 5-star review.

i'm a student & my age is 20.

Didn't know what to expect but was pleasantly surprised. One story leads to another and are well done. Some gay, some straight, some others but all seemed to work well together.

This book lacks everything erotica should be. The stories are poorly written, with no viable character development and confusing story lines. No man or woman should be subjected to the horror these people have published.

There is one story about a woman who is a phone sex operator and talks with a mentally challenged man. It's rather short and has no flowing plot, and at the end, the man asks the phone sex operator if he should kill himself. Now, I know there are people out there who are into s and m, but come on! How in the world did this story make it into print????

Do NOT waste your money on this book. It's downright terrible and has left me with nightmares and a bad taste in my mouth.

Like all good short story anthologies should, "The Best American Erotica 1999" delivers a wide variety of stories within the given genre to provide readers with enough food for thought to fill many banquet tables. Nearly all of the stories turned me on to some degree, but just as important, some made me laugh ("Is Your Husband Obsessed with On-Line Pornography," "Three Obscene Telephone Calls"), some made me want to cry ("Licking Our Wounds," "Doctor Fell"), some made me, well, you know ("Penetration'" "Picking up Daddy," "The Balm that Heals"). The one disappointment was "Tell Me What it Is." The writer of this story presented us with interesting, complex characters, but the ending seemed abrupt and made no sense. But in a book of over 20 short stories, it would be nearly impossible to like every story. That is the beauty of a short story anthology, though. If there's a story you don't like, just skip to the next one. But in this case, readers of this anthology probably won't be skipping many stories.

Here is Erotica for grown-ups, for people who think sex, besides being something to get hot for, is also something worth thinking about. In the vein of writers like Philip Roth, Henry Miller and Mary Gaitskill, this collection gives erotica its intellectual due. Sex is serious--as well as funny, hot and sad. Erotica is given the depth and complexity it deserves. Bravo Susie Bright! You are a genius!