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The Bibliophile's Best Books of Each Genre: Erotica

This list, maybe the 15th or so in my series of best books of each genre, covers the best works of erotica. As I hope the list conveys, the 'erotica' genre this list explores and provides the best examples of is not that genre of steamy romance paperbacks (although I made an exception for Fifty Shades of Grey given its popularity), although I recognise there is rightly a market for that (although it's not for me). Rather, this list is intended to provide the best examples of quality pieces of literature that explore sexuality and erotic themes in an emotionally intellectual and honest manner, using exceptional writing skills to convey emotions such as lust, gratification, shame, desire and other complex emotions that people experience in the realm of sex.
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The 120 Days of Sodom (Marquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom
1
Marquis De Sade
Bad Behaviour (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behaviour
2
Mary Gaitskill
Bared to You (Sylvia Day)
Bared to You
3
Sylvia Day
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
Boy Parts
4
Eliza Clark
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
5
André Aciman
The Camomile Lawn (Mary Wesley)
The Camomile Lawn
6
Mary Wesley
The Catholic (David Plante)
The Catholic
7
David Plante
The City and the Pillar (Gore Vidal)
The City and the Pillar
8
Gore Vidal
Couples (John Updike)
Couples
9
John Updike
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
10
J.G. Ballard
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus
11
Anaïs Nin
Emmanuelle (Emmanuelle Arsan)
Emmanuelle
12
Emmanuelle Arsan
Endless Love (Scott Spencer)
Endless Love
13
Scott Spencer
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
14
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Faggots (Larry Kramer)
Faggots
15
Larry Kramer
Fifty Shades Trilogy (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades Trilogy
16
E.L. James
G. (John Berger)
G.
17
John Berger
Giovannis Room (James Baldwin)
Giovannis Room
18
James Baldwin
House of Holes (Nicholson Baker)
House of Holes
19
Nicholson Baker
The Immoralist (Andre Gide)
The Immoralist
20
Andre Gide
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
21
D.H. Lawrence
The Last Nude (Ellis Avery)
The Last Nude
22
Ellis Avery
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
23
Vladimir Nabokov
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
24
Marguerite Duras
Lust (Susan Minot)
Lust
25
Susan Minot
Porno (Irvine Welsh)
Porno
26
Irvine Welsh
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
27
Philip Roth
The Rachel Papers (Martin Amis)
The Rachel Papers
28
Martin Amis
The Rules of Attraction (Bret Easton Ellis)
The Rules of Attraction
29
Bret Easton Ellis
Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
Sabbath's Theater
30
Philip Roth
A Sport and a Pastime (James Salter)
A Sport and a Pastime
31
James Salter
Story of O (Pauline Réage)
Story of O
32
Pauline Réage
Therese and Isabelle (Violette Leduc)
Therese and Isabelle
33
Violette Leduc
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
34
Henry Miller
Tropic of Capricorn (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Capricorn
35
Henry Miller
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
36
Milan Kundera
Vladimir (Julia May Jonas)
Vladimir
37
Julia May Jonas
What Belongs to You (Garth Greenwell)
What Belongs to You
38
Garth Greenwell
The Wild Boys (William S. Burroughs)
The Wild Boys
39
William S. Burroughs
Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
Written on the Body
40
Jeanette Winterson
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