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Philippa ist eine angehende Schriftstellerin, die erotische Kurzgeschichten schreibt. Ihre drei Freundinnen Helen, Julia und Chantal bekommen ihre Erzählungen probeweise zu hören.
Dabei werden auch sie angeregt, sich an eigene sexuelle Erlebnisse zu erinnern oder diese - zum Beispiel im Brief an eine Freundin - niederzuschreiben. Die Leserinnen dürfen alle diese Geschichten genießen und sind im Vorteil. Denn sie erfahren dabei viel mehr als jede einzelne der Freundinnen, die einander natürlich längst nicht alles erzählen.
Wir erleben mit, wie die Universitätsdozentin Helen den unerfahrenen Studenten Marc in die Liebe einführt und was sie mit einem grobschlächtigen Lkw-Fahrer treibt; was der Fotografin Julia in China mit einem Schlangenbeschwörer passiert; was Chantal als Domina mit einem schwarzen Dressman anstellt und wie der schlaksige Jake mit den pelzigen Rastalocken von der sanften Julia zu der kühlen, intellektuellen Philippa wechselt.
Mit Haut und Haar beweist Linda Jaivin: Es gibt erotische Literatur für Frauen!
Dabei werden auch sie angeregt, sich an eigene sexuelle Erlebnisse zu erinnern oder diese - zum Beispiel im Brief an eine Freundin - niederzuschreiben. Die Leserinnen dürfen alle diese Geschichten genießen und sind im Vorteil. Denn sie erfahren dabei viel mehr als jede einzelne der Freundinnen, die einander natürlich längst nicht alles erzählen.
Wir erleben mit, wie die Universitätsdozentin Helen den unerfahrenen Studenten Marc in die Liebe einführt und was sie mit einem grobschlächtigen Lkw-Fahrer treibt; was der Fotografin Julia in China mit einem Schlangenbeschwörer passiert; was Chantal als Domina mit einem schwarzen Dressman anstellt und wie der schlaksige Jake mit den pelzigen Rastalocken von der sanften Julia zu der kühlen, intellektuellen Philippa wechselt.
Mit Haut und Haar beweist Linda Jaivin: Es gibt erotische Literatur für Frauen!
229 pages, Perfect Paperback
First published September 1, 1995
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Linda Jaivin
31 books180 followersLinda Jaivin is the author of twelve books, including the forthcoming (May 2021) The Shortest History of China and the novel The Empress Lover, published in April 2014 as well as the travel companion Beijing, published in July 2014. Other major publications include the Quarterly Essay: Found in Translation (late 2013), five novels and a novella, a collection of essays (Confessions of an S&M Virgin) and a China memoir (Monkey and the Dragon). Her first novel was the internationally bestselling comic erotic Eat Me. The Empress Lover follows A Most Immoral Woman, which is set in China and Japan in 1904 and based on a true story. She is also a translator from Chinese and a playwright. She was the winner of the 2014 New South Wales Writers Fellowship.
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May 12, 2011
I rarely RARELY put a book down after starting it, and I'm not the delicate type, but I was a bit horrified by the first chapter. Then in the second chapter, when the "real" characters were introduced (not the story within a story), I couldn't keep track of who was talking and I only got to page 32 before the mindless chatter started to completely bore me and I began to tune out.
June 1, 2018
Oh come on guys, lighten up - this book is HILARIOUS!!!
May 12, 2020
Read this many years back, and loved it at the time, so am baffled by so many poor reviews but don’t recall enough detail to contrast and compare. What I remember was understanding completely why it was a bestseller in Australia, as I found it hilarious, outrageous and sexy as hell. I kept wondering how it wound up on the shelf of my local library here in the USA...did they realize how wonderfully smutty it was? Anyway, I just have to surmise that those who didn’t like it simply don’t like sexy stories that also keep you laughing throughout.
September 28, 2018
My best friend, Elizabeth, gave me this awesome book for Christmas while in college. If you're not hooked within reading the first chapter in the supermarket, then I feel bad for you since you must be asexual. HOT HOT HOT! I also discovered the name "Philippa" for the first time and kind of fell in love with it.
August 9, 2011
Really funny! Fantastic if you like erotica and a good intro if you've never read it. The is the only erotica book I've read...it was so much fun and a quick read as well. Many a laughs were had as I read this book aloud to two girlfriends in the car on our way to a VERY religious wedding ceremony. Eat Me mysteriously disappeared after that!
November 22, 2010
It's been a while since I read this book and I remember liking book a lot. Oh yeah and on occasion I smile to my self when in the produce aisle. Read it for yourself maybe you to will cruise the produce section a little differently with your own silent smile
January 22, 2008
Okay: I know what you're thinking and you're right. I was fourteen and I apologize. So bad on so many levels. Ugh...
July 16, 2008
Fairly naughty stories from the Outback. I always find things more erotic when they're set in some exotic location - like Australia.
December 18, 2008
A bit raunchy and scandalous in a fun kind of way.
November 22, 2012
Highly amusing, sections of the story are completely over the top, and there is certainly nothing held back. Also full of colorful characters. :)
Enjoyable read that came highly recommended to me.
Enjoyable read that came highly recommended to me.
January 29, 2013
Saucy and entertaining!
March 1, 2024
absolutely wild fuckin ride - what the HECK was that - genuinely quite enjoyed but man I was not expecting it
February 22, 2011
Caveat emptor: This book is not for everyone. If you prefer the TBS version of "Sex and the City" because they bleep out the naughty bits... well, then, this isn't the book for you. Delicate sensibilities? Pass on this one.
If, however, you're a bit more open-minded and have a taste for humor, erotica, and a bit of raunchiness, then "Eat Me" makes for a fun read. I suppose it's the Australian version of SATC, but I never read Candace Bushnell's book, so I can't vouch for that. I can say, however, that this is a fun and sexy, sexy book. Once again, not for the prude of heart, but it would definitely make a good poolside read while in Vegas.
If, however, you're a bit more open-minded and have a taste for humor, erotica, and a bit of raunchiness, then "Eat Me" makes for a fun read. I suppose it's the Australian version of SATC, but I never read Candace Bushnell's book, so I can't vouch for that. I can say, however, that this is a fun and sexy, sexy book. Once again, not for the prude of heart, but it would definitely make a good poolside read while in Vegas.
July 22, 2007
if you're looking for profound, lyrical prose, and rich characterization, this is not the book for you. however, if the idea of living in sexual fantasyland for a little while sounds appealing, then dish this book right up.
when the characters aren't actually having sex, they're probably talking about it, or the impact relationships have had on their lives, albeit in a cursory way. in that way, this is a dull read. the good news is that a) this book is relatively short and b) they dream up or experience some spicy little scenes, making this a quick, fluffy read.
when the characters aren't actually having sex, they're probably talking about it, or the impact relationships have had on their lives, albeit in a cursory way. in that way, this is a dull read. the good news is that a) this book is relatively short and b) they dream up or experience some spicy little scenes, making this a quick, fluffy read.
September 11, 2022
¡El libro del despertar!
En mi caso fue uno de los libros que causaron mi despertar en el interés de la lectura de novela erótica.
Personalmente me gustó mucho y en concreto, recuerdo con especial cariño y gracia la escena sexual del camionero.
Para mí esta novela nada tiene que ver con otras novelas eróticas que para nada se adaptan a la realidad del sexo y en donde los roles de poder son más que lamentables, ya que en "Cómeme" son un grupo de amigas que disfrutan y hablan abiertamente de sus experiencias sexuales, un poco a lo estilo sexo en Nueva York.
En mi caso fue uno de los libros que causaron mi despertar en el interés de la lectura de novela erótica.
Personalmente me gustó mucho y en concreto, recuerdo con especial cariño y gracia la escena sexual del camionero.
Para mí esta novela nada tiene que ver con otras novelas eróticas que para nada se adaptan a la realidad del sexo y en donde los roles de poder son más que lamentables, ya que en "Cómeme" son un grupo de amigas que disfrutan y hablan abiertamente de sus experiencias sexuales, un poco a lo estilo sexo en Nueva York.
January 6, 2012
STEAMY!!! or Steamily Erotic - Marie Claire.
You'll go in with your eyes wideopen in the first part ....
can taper off a little...
lots of juicy bits, some seem thrown in just cause.
but... HOORAY there does seem to be a point at the end :)
You'll go in with your eyes wideopen in the first part ....
can taper off a little...
lots of juicy bits, some seem thrown in just cause.
but... HOORAY there does seem to be a point at the end :)
June 29, 2013
This was such a treat to read while in Sydney! Deliciously naughty and from a woman's point of view. I liked how the author switched narrators so you got in everyone's head. Would recommend to all my friends that loved The Bridge Stripped Bare.
June 1, 2007
Not for the faint of heart. Perhaps not the book to read on the train, either!
July 23, 2008
Very risque, but a juicy read.
February 23, 2009
I TRIED to read this book. It was just entirely toooooo raunch for me. And that is saying A LOT!
December 14, 2012
Erotic fiction novel set in Sydney in the 90’s. Some raunchy bits…also some quite funny 90’s bits!
June 20, 2014
Read this years ago. Hlarious!
October 28, 2014
Clever, satirical and very, very funny. Loved it.
May 13, 2020
So hot, and so hilarious, sometimes at the same time! Highly highly recommend! Something for everyone.
November 26, 2020
Gradevole romanzo erotico di scuola australiana, il mio secondo contatto con la letteratura di questo remoto Paese dopo “L’amore infedele” di Cameron S. Redfern. Anche quello, come questo, un romanzo erotico o almeno fortemente infarcito di erotismo; questo, per fortuna, senza l’afflato tragico di quello.
Qui abbiamo un bell’esempio di metaromanzo a metà tra l’erotismo e la chick-lit: un gruppo di amiche che condividono pranzi e cene, e nel mentre si raccontano avventure erotiche reali o immaginarie, mentre una di loro, una scrittrice, ascolta e memorizza. Il tutto in un ambiente artistico-intellettuale di Sidney dove sembra che la povertà e la precarietà siano bandite - una specie di Los Angeles o di New York, ma con una maggiore sicurezza sociale. A due capitoli dalla fine si scopre però che tutto quello che è venuto prima è esso stesso un romanzo erotico; alla fine le amiche, che hanno altri nomi, scoprono con stupore le loro storie scritte e narrate in un romanzo di successo, opera di uno sconosciuto scrittore dal nome fortemente allusivo. Ma nel momento in cui si incontrano cercando il modo di procedere contro l’usurpatrice di sogni e racconti, di nuovo si lasciano prendere la mano da racconti e fantasticherie…
Non è letteratura inevitabile, ma nemmeno deteriore.
Qui abbiamo un bell’esempio di metaromanzo a metà tra l’erotismo e la chick-lit: un gruppo di amiche che condividono pranzi e cene, e nel mentre si raccontano avventure erotiche reali o immaginarie, mentre una di loro, una scrittrice, ascolta e memorizza. Il tutto in un ambiente artistico-intellettuale di Sidney dove sembra che la povertà e la precarietà siano bandite - una specie di Los Angeles o di New York, ma con una maggiore sicurezza sociale. A due capitoli dalla fine si scopre però che tutto quello che è venuto prima è esso stesso un romanzo erotico; alla fine le amiche, che hanno altri nomi, scoprono con stupore le loro storie scritte e narrate in un romanzo di successo, opera di uno sconosciuto scrittore dal nome fortemente allusivo. Ma nel momento in cui si incontrano cercando il modo di procedere contro l’usurpatrice di sogni e racconti, di nuovo si lasciano prendere la mano da racconti e fantasticherie…
Non è letteratura inevitabile, ma nemmeno deteriore.
May 22, 2021
There is a lot of clever play going here. This is either a book of erotic fiction tied together with lose interplay of jokes around metafiction and food, or maybe a metafiction joke with food and sex to keep the reader interested, or a food diary with jokes and sex.
It was a first novel and had some earmarks that suggested it was that. Aside from referencing it inside the book itself, there was a feeling about it. The erotic parts themselves are also critiqued in the book as being a bit too straight fantasy while the characters are way more complex.
There are a lot of 90s tropes. Sure, it is Australia but the specificity makes the universal. The entanglement of the characters is fun once you realize it is happening. Many of the chapters are the style of folks drifting off and remembering their trysts. In some ways, this repetition beats home the point that so many of us have a rich sex life that isn't for public consumption. At least that is my hope.
A fun romp that I am going to give a female friend of mine who has been looking for dirty parts in popular bodice rippers. I think she will like this one. Maybe.
It was a first novel and had some earmarks that suggested it was that. Aside from referencing it inside the book itself, there was a feeling about it. The erotic parts themselves are also critiqued in the book as being a bit too straight fantasy while the characters are way more complex.
There are a lot of 90s tropes. Sure, it is Australia but the specificity makes the universal. The entanglement of the characters is fun once you realize it is happening. Many of the chapters are the style of folks drifting off and remembering their trysts. In some ways, this repetition beats home the point that so many of us have a rich sex life that isn't for public consumption. At least that is my hope.
A fun romp that I am going to give a female friend of mine who has been looking for dirty parts in popular bodice rippers. I think she will like this one. Maybe.
November 21, 2024
I was hesitantly skeptical going into this. I’ve never read “erotica”, and I had a lot of preconceived notions. At first I was a bit shocked and clutched my pearls.. I was like am I a prude?? I thought 1st this is too strange to turn me on (cos I was reading it like a normal book, anywhere..), and some of the stories are out there!! But the more I read, the more I relaxed, started to laugh and enjoy it. Some of them were actually quite awesome, and that’s the thing, I realised there was something for every taste, but written into the story that just flowed and worked, not going you whiplash. I have to say, it did NOT read like porn, this is extremely high quality writing, just for its self awareness, social conscious (yes hello! Very nice change from the post clarity ick you get from modern er.. depictions). There is no repetitiveness anywhere. The story of the trucky was my favourite, and the Japanese sushi session haha
Yes so they are more stories skewed towards food pleasure, unexpected strange new world for me. I genuinely did connect to the characters and enjoyed their depth. It got kinda meta at the end which was a little confusing.
Yes so they are more stories skewed towards food pleasure, unexpected strange new world for me. I genuinely did connect to the characters and enjoyed their depth. It got kinda meta at the end which was a little confusing.
January 26, 2019
El principio del libro es muy emosionante, el detalle de la narración es muy preciso, si el contenido del libro se basara en lo que describe el primer capitulo sería un libro genial. Pero luego mezcla muchos más personajes y cambia de manera bruzca el tema a desarrollar. Además, la descripcion de las escenas intimas no son mucho de mi gusto. Creo que es un libro muy normal como para determinar que pertenece a la parte del erotismo.
November 9, 2023
This novel was erotic fiction with a confusing storyline that was hard to follow. The characters were funny and the sex stories were outlandish. This is not really something I would normally read but I got it for $1 at the Aiea Library Book Sale and I was expecting something more tame in nature like Sex in the City (and that's saying something).
February 1, 2024
Sexually unambiguous to its very staple, the only thing one could carry away from this novel is the strange and outlandish admixture of the food and copulation imageries. The story is mediocre, description cinematic. Teenagers might like it as a casual read for weekends. A one-time read that too. Pretty ordinary and unmemorable.
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