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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
I do like Anais Nin's writing style; and this applies to this book too. I'd read reviews of this book so I was pre-warned of the content but was curious enough to go ahead and purchase.
I'm half way through it but am unlikely to keep going. It's just not for me. Some of the short stories I found boring, whilst others had me cringing and trying to eradicate the associated mental picture.
Each to their own.
I'm half way through it but am unlikely to keep going. It's just not for me. Some of the short stories I found boring, whilst others had me cringing and trying to eradicate the associated mental picture.
Each to their own.
dark
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the two bodies would have to enter each other to end this formidable tension.
The river is like a drug. What I suffer from seems unreal when I come here.'
and I was enjoying the havoc I caused.
The river is like a drug. What I suffer from seems unreal when I come here.'
and I was enjoying the havoc I caused.
50 Shades of Grey by someone who could actually write (disclaimer- I've never read 50 Shades, nor do I intend to, after being told by numerous people that I would hate it. I fully admit to my book snobbery).
Food: chocolate-covered potato chips. Indulgent and best consumed a little at a time.
Food: chocolate-covered potato chips. Indulgent and best consumed a little at a time.
A lot of the stories in this compilation have elements such as pedophilia, incest, bestiality and rape. The language was nice and poetic, but the subject matter was not actually erotic at all, and very fucked up. Each and every story made me uncomfortable in some way or another.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Freud would have loved this book.
I really enjoyed Elena’s chapter because it was between consenting adults, and that should tell you all you need to know about why I gave this low stars. I thought Elena’s chapter exhibited what Nin could truly do with erotica, especially the way she wrote it— the words were powerful and electric. The introduction addresses how Nin was writing these stories for a client that wanted less flowery language and for her to be incredibly mechanical and straightforward about the sex scenes, so this chapter was surprisingly poetic. The rest of the book however, was less enjoyable. This was largely because of themes like incest, pedophilia, rape, necrophilia, and beastiality, among others (which I received no warning for and had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up the book). As such, I gave it a star for Elena’s chapter, but personally cannot give this more than that for the aforementioned themes and the way in which these themes were presented.
I really enjoyed Elena’s chapter because it was between consenting adults, and that should tell you all you need to know about why I gave this low stars. I thought Elena’s chapter exhibited what Nin could truly do with erotica, especially the way she wrote it— the words were powerful and electric. The introduction addresses how Nin was writing these stories for a client that wanted less flowery language and for her to be incredibly mechanical and straightforward about the sex scenes, so this chapter was surprisingly poetic. The rest of the book however, was less enjoyable. This was largely because of themes like incest, pedophilia, rape, necrophilia, and beastiality, among others (which I received no warning for and had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up the book). As such, I gave it a star for Elena’s chapter, but personally cannot give this more than that for the aforementioned themes and the way in which these themes were presented.
