nex3 reviewed Smut Peddler Presents: Sex Machine by C. Spike Trotman
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4 stars
I'm really glad that these books exist, and like all Iron Circus anthologies, they're crammed full of great writers and artists doing great work. But widely-marketed porn, even when it's super high-quality, kind of fundamentally loses out on the ability to be bizarre and fucked-up and specific. For me, that specificity is what makes porn interesting, and lacking it the best of these stories—like Blue Delliquanti's celebration of polyamory or Savanna Ganucheau's fable of the triumph of love—are those that focus on interpersonal dynamics more than just sex.
I'm really glad that these books exist, and like all Iron Circus anthologies, they're crammed full of great writers and artists doing great work. But widely-marketed porn, even when it's super high-quality, kind of fundamentally loses out on the ability to be bizarre and fucked-up and specific. For me, that specificity is what makes porn interesting, and lacking it the best of these stories—like Blue Delliquanti's celebration of polyamory or Savanna Ganucheau's fable of the triumph of love—are those that focus on interpersonal dynamics more than just sex.
