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Originally Posted by cmbs
I agree except for the part about it being hard to define.
Erotica as a genre is code for porn, and it does mean that true erotica can't be easily distinguished by genre.
I have that problem with historical fiction. I like fiction written to bring to life the lives of real historical figures, fiction that tries to stay close to historical facts. Unfortunately for me, most "historical fiction" are romances set in the past (ie historical erotica). It's very hard to find books which I might be interested in reading within this genre because they're all lumped together.
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You've put your finger on a major problem: reviews. How do you filter out the junk? Sooner or later there will be sites that specialize in reviews (maybe they exist already) in various genres. Any book reviewed would be presumed to be up to some standard established on the site. A short review would describe the content and slant of the book and add a brief reviewer's opinion. I would love this, as a writer and a reader. Maybe you could do this for historical fiction.