Henry and June: From A Journal of Love: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931-1932 by Anaïs Nin

3.86 AVERAGE

emma_honner's review against another edition

4.0
challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
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greyemk's review against another edition

4.0
I’m still mulling this one over. Part of me HATED this, found the people really annoying, was not interested in her sexual awakening. Yet I also found the writing incredibly compelling, getting sucked in every time I picked this up. I found her self-analysis method to be very interesting as a fellow overthinker, she strikes me as someone deeply alienated from her true self, not having any clue what would make her satisfied and thus following desire blindly. I especially liked the section with her analyst, I think psychoanalysis is really interesting and helpful but also kinda bananas.

I would like to learn more about Nin’s current reputation in the canon. I associate her with edgy youth (a girl version of, like, Kerouac) but idk????

jennifer515's review against another edition

4.0
reflective medium-paced

banadorasbox's review against another edition

4.0
Powerful, tortuous, and enigmatic. Anaïs Nin’s exploration of self through love, erotism and sexuality is so profoundly acute and complex.

giannalongo's review against another edition

4.0
Anaïs Nin, the woman you are. The way she describes sexuality is so illustrious but also accurate. Though I found this a bit laborious at times, overall it is a good read.

hess000's review against another edition

4.0
I will also always be moved by her love of all sensual things, and by the language she uses to describe her reactions to those things. Nin's diary is exquisite, fluid and profound.

pushtheskyaway's review against another edition

5.0
Imagine not liking this book.

I cancelled social events to read more of this.

gracecarroll's review against another edition

4.0
I love anais nin, at times felt like I was reading my own journal

anaisninlover's review against another edition

4.0
Anaïs’ language is so beautiful and voluptuous. <3
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stellafen's review against another edition

5.0
Oh what I would give to be part of their circle of companions