Very few stories in this book were good. Some of the writers did great, while others made their stories equivalent to some high school creative writing paper.

Usually, I don't rate or review books that I have pieces in - it just seems wrong somehow. But I'm making an exception for Coming & Crying. This is a truly great and different collection of stories - I feel like I've been spoiled by reading stories like these online, but realize that there isn't much representation of sad, disturbing, and true stories about sex (and feelings) in print. This book changes that, and it's something that "sex positive" culture, which is all too much about sex being g...

I have a piece in this collection, so let's get that out of the way right off the bat! That said, while I can't say that I loved every story equally, I very much enjoyed the book as a whole, and found myself nodding in agreement in many places and LOLing in many others. Writing about sex is never easy, and for the most part I think anyone interested in frank, unsentimental stories from and about ppl of MANY sexual identities and orientations (a commendable feature, in my mind, for which the edit...

On the whole, I liked it a lot and I think it's an important endeavor.I agree with other reviewers who say that this collection could have used stronger editing -- both for content and copyediting -- but in a way, the slipshod, really on in some parts, kinda off in others suits the tone of the book. Sex is often sloppy and leaving you wanting, wondering what's going on. I suppose that sounds too forgiving, but the heart of the book shines through the rough bits. Sex and the emotions tied up with...

This book is full of gorgeous writing; powerfully existential and erotic, I finished it quicker than anything else I'd read in months. If you're looking for something to stir memories of old flames, make you want to revisit your hometown (or avoid it entirely), and look strangers dead in the eye as you walk home tonight... you're on the right path.

I don't really understand the criticism of strange endings, misframed narratives, content-based-whatever in this book -- each story told exactly the story it needed to tell. Some felt less powerful than others but that's a subjective given. Standouts for me were Meaghan O'Connell, Erica Moore, and Danny Vitolo. Do you have any idea how weird it is to actually read the acknowledgements page in full, fully expecting to "know" the people named? It's really really weird. Very important book.

Some stories are better/more interesting than others...

I haven't read this book yet but something tells me that it is the greatest book you will read for some time, unless you are one of my blood relatives or potential employers in which case it is a terrible, terrible book that you should never, ever pick up.

I was lucky enough to be sent a free copy from Melissa and Meaghan last month from sending a letter in response to a tumblr post. It's a wonderful anthology/collection of stories and I can't recommend it enough. It truly is a book that will be there for you when you need it. For a laugh or for a cry.

Other reviews have pointed out that this book could have done with a bit more editing. However, I didn't think that when reading this. The stories in it are maybe a little raw, but it adds to the feel of them rather than taking away from it. These are stories about sex and relationships, in different forms. No two stories in this collection are the same, and they all touch on different aspects. They're nicely written, and probably because they haven't been polished to perfection they feel that l...

This anthology was not edited as carefully as it deserved.Editing essays from different writers is difficult, but that is the editor's job. Particularly in this instance: only two of the 24 essays in this collection had been previously published, meaning most likely 22 of them had never seen an editor outside of their respective authors, and while self-editing is fine for a first draft or a casual blog, a published essay deserves more attention. These essays absolutely required more work than a

I wanted to love this, but I just can't. While inconsistency is to be expected from a collection of essays, the discrepancy in quality between each story is too much. The editing is not entirely to be blamed of course. Some of them are much too long, others are too short to get anything out of them. In most cases it's easy to see what the writers are going for, it's just not there. That's not even universally true, though. I love the concept of this book, and that makes it all the more annoying

I didn't want it to end!Certainly not every essay was perfect and some were, of course, better than others. I wasn't expecting perfection, but I didn't anticipate the extent to which these essays really moved me, and I'm pleased and somehow grateful (?) for the opportunity to witness them.This was the most mind-bending book I read this year. I loved it.

Definitely worth the $9 I spent on the Kindle edition of this collection of essays (which are about sex and written largely by ~millennials~, so at least five of them have the same voice), which is a fairly generous compliment considering that a few of them were preeeettttty bad. But the ones that were very good certainly outnumbered the ones that were stupid. The essays by the editors, Meaghan O’Connell and Melissa Gira Grant, were both excellent. I would pay to read Charlotte Shane’s grocery l...

A really wonderful collection of short stories, essays, musings about sex and the odd, sometimes inexplicable things that can surround sex and relationships. Some of the stories are erotic, some aren't at all, but every one makes you look at sex in a different way, with a fresh outlook. I had many laugh-out-loud moments, as well as introspective moments, and a quite a few "oh myyyy" moments as well. A great read!

I read one story a night until one morning when I didn't want to do anything else but read this book, and so I finished it. And it is still by my bed, because it is that kind of a book. It will always be by my bed, I think.

Intense and visceral. I almost cried during one story, and I laughed out loud during another. Very powerful, especially when you remember they're all true.

An easy and entertaining read - it is set up as a book about sex, but is actually about the relationships, feelings, and circumstances surrounding sex. It is a memoir with multiple beautiful voices and some incredible prose writing. Highly recommended. I have lent it to many friends and have not heard a single word against it.