Plot: Two ex-lovers meet for a final fling before one of them gets married.

Why it's on the list: This 116-page novella recounts a single act of oral sex, from both participants' point of view. You will never again take a blow job for granted.

Excerpt: Her fingers encircled the base of his penis and she ran her parted lips up and down him, introducing her tongue like a third lip. Her other hand traveled over his stomach, exploring. It stopped. It moved over his hips. Her palm rested lightly on his skin, as if she were testing the heat over an electric burner. The palm descended, flat. It was a wonderful feeling: skin. Her brushing back and forth was hypnotic and lulled her.