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Delta of Venus: Erotica by Anaïs Nin

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libellumartinae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Avevo già letto una selezione curata di alcuni racconti tratti da questa raccolta e ammetto che al tempo non li avevo trovati né interessanti, né rivoluzionari. Rilegger il libro in italiano invece mi ha molto colpito e ammetto che ho apprezzato molte delle storie più brevi, mentre invece a tratti in quelle più lunghe mi sono annoiata, anche per la costante insistenza sulla dimensione sessuale. Inoltre capisco la forma del racconto, ma in alcuni casi il termine di certe storie è stato veramente senza senso e molto brusco.

In generale, una lettura interessante del suo tempo.

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matissrv's review against another edition

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3.0

Šis tas interesanti, bet kopumā tomēr kaut kāds pamatīgs meh šajā erotikas formātā.

redflyingbook's review against another edition

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the preface was quite interesting and promising but i stopped at page 4 where there was a very explicit scene involving 10&12 year olds?? no way i'm going through with this bye

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

silkworm's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

2.0

spectracommunist's review against another edition

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3.0

The erotic aspects were quite surreal and kaleidoscopic which revolved around animalistic urges, dom-sub relations, etc. which was quite spellbinding. On one hand, much of the short stories revolve around women exploring their sexual fantasies and it describes a rather fresh feminine perspective in erotica. I liked the diversity inclusion with lots of characters from different cultures, sexual orientation, etc.

On the other hand, there are events that normalized rape or so-called ' the something very violent in men' which had no satirical sense whatsoever and hence it was a bit disappointing especially coming out from someone who writes about feminism. However, it is not true for all the stories. Two of the stories portrayed incest as rather unearned and ridiculous.

I refuse to term this book as the quintessential Anaïs Nin and I preferred 'House of Incest' and 'A Spy in the House of Love' better.

P.S. I hated the cover of this edition.