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A Literate Passion: Letters of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller, 1932-1953 by Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin
spano150's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
svetyas4's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
nutmeg205's review against another edition
4.0
a book published posthumously for the read harder book riot challenge 2018
purplcrosswords's review against another edition
5.0
I just finished it... I may update this review when I am can see this from a distance, but for now, I am heart-broken.
candecast's review against another edition
4.0
I've never really gotten into Nin nor Miller. I read the Colossus of Maroussi before I went to Greece and enjoyed it very much. "A Literate Passion", really made me miss Paris and France, while reading some of the excerpts I could smell the Croque-Monsieur while sitting in a street cafe. I kept wondering what it was like back in the 30's and while I've never been to Louveciennes, when I do go back to France that will be on my list to visit; I'm sure it has changed dramatically. While reading the book I watched a few interviews with Miller on YouTube and got the impression that he was quite a character. At one point I started thinking "dirty old man" but then put it into perspective. The book really gets interesting near the end when Miller is in Big Sur and Nin in New York. I have visited his home in Big Sur which is now a museum featuring his watercolors. At this point when I read about him in Big Sur, I see Miller more of a philosopher than a writer. I wonder if he was influenced by Alan Watts or vice versa. Then of course there is the passion between Nin and Miller; clearly they loved each but the sex! Whew! Oh to be a fly on the wall. The thing that amazes me is the financial support he received from people who didn't even know him. Not sure how he would fare in today's modern work ethic...homeless? Adding Nexus, Plexus, Sexus and both Tropics along with Nin's diary to my reading list.
tamarareads's review against another edition
5.0
I mourn, in our age of digital communications, our tweets and emails and texts, the loss of the handwritten. The tangible nature of a love letter, secret and special and wonderful, tucked away inside a journal, poured over in stolen moments. This book captures that powerful passionate communication between two people who use words in ways that make my heart ache. It's beautiful, and I want someone to love me the way they loved each other. On paper, with every weird and wonderful fibre of their beings.
wordscanbeenough's review against another edition
5.0
Captivating and beautiful, not only in their expression of passion for each other but also in their shared love for writing and literature.