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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
this book horrified me after i read the first story and i never intended to finish it. however, in nin's third diary volume, she describes the birth of this book in such a way that convinced me of their legitimacy (not the right word but it's the best i can do right now). this book still horrified me many times, especially in the first few stories, but it also made me laugh out of sheer bizarreness and the idiocies of men. elena is the best piece of erotic literature i've ever read. i loved her blatant exploration of queerness. the book is a rollercoaster ride of genders, pleasures, and fetishes. upon finishing it, i can say that all the gross and illegal bits were for the man who commissioned these, but the otherwise poetic and fluid descriptions on the nature of sexuality is for the girlies.
Not for me. Too mechanical and too taboo for the sake of being taboo.
challenging
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hot
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence
as squeamish as i was reading this, i loved how nin conjures up landscapes of sensuality and pleasure in a really aesthetic and romantic way while still retaining that veneer of "erotica/pornography". a book that I wasnt expecting to enjoy but actually quite moving and illuminating!