Reviews

Little Birds by Anaïs Nin

tahliaswid_'s review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

cathene's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? No

3.75

Lukija vähän tylsä. Uuvuttavaa kuunneltavaa, kun on yksinäinen.

urvulgardarling's review

2.0

Ok. mixed feelings..

On one hand - Anais Nin can write erotica. She can. Some of them are .. bizarre but sexy? They're dark and.... glamorous.

On the other hand - I got bored. Like. quickly. Like really quickly.

It was okay. Mostly.

egomaxima's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Quite a bit shorter than Delta of Venus, and the stories are far less nonsensical, but I enjoyed this as well. 

theperksofbeingmarissa's review

Ummmm there's no way I'm finishing this book when the first short story is about a man being attracted to schoolgirls. I stopped on the ninth page. I will never pick up any of her work again. From what I gathered, she seems to think incest, sexual assault, and pedophilia are erotic. Ugh. What a waste of time. 

robotapartments's review

fast-paced

2.0

book_concierge's review

1.0

This is a collection of erotic short stories. The best way I can describe the effect of this book on the reader comes from Nin’s own words in the preface. She comments that most writers of erotica do not set out to write such material; they are driven to it by the need for money. “Most of the erotica was written on empty stomachs.” She goes on to note that hunger will stimulate the imagination. But she also cautions that if “you get too hungry, too continuously, you become a bum…” I found some analogy in reading these stories. One or two a day was enough. More than that, and I felt nauseatingly full.

Fair warning to readers: There are graphic sex scenes here, and while most are typical male/female encounters between consenting adults, a few of the stories include very distasteful and/or disturbing practices (including pedophilia).

agustinagustina's review

3.75

anais empieza su carrera como escritora haciendo cuentos eroticos a pedido. no es la erotica que tiene un fanfic larry, es una DARK EROTICA MUY CUESTIONABLE y el main tema de muchos de estos relatos es bastante problemático. el escenario de época y los personajes son muy interesantes :)
no recomiendo leer en el bondi 

cadmanreads's review

5.0

"Evocative and superbly erotic, Little Birds is a powerful journey into the mysterious world of sex and sensuality."

Told in a series of short stories, it tackles taboo subjects that certainly get your mind and/or pulse racing.

It is graphic and frank with the topics it deals with and ultimately I enjoyed the ride. I do think it is uneven, with some of the 'vignettes' being much better than others. I suppose that will vary on your particular preferences and how open-minded you are.

I expected to be shocked but I had a particular issue with the first (and titular) story 'Little Birds'. I think it detracts from the rest of the book and would rather it was not included.

tom84629's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5