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Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin

kendrajbean's review against another edition

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4.0

Why bother with sub-par prose found in such books as Fifty Shades of Grey when you can read Anais Nin? I mean, honestly.

francescafed's review against another edition

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3.0

If you want to read a million stories about French people getting their freak on in a sticky sloppy way, then go for it. I didn’t really enjoy because the first story mentions both p*dophelia and inc*st, and ngl that freaked me out!!!

marypickfords's review against another edition

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3.0

this book is so short but took me many months to finally finish because everytime i picked it up i was transported to such a.. dark place. i hate to be that person without many words but the Vibes in this are really something else. i'm not sure if that's how nin wrote erotica or if it was the person she was writing these to.. what a darksided little book. at least when i finally decided to finish it today i was halfway through the story 'linda' which is one of the best ones, i was thinking all this (why is this book so dark will i ever be able to finish this) and then found myself enjoying linda and felt bad. but i do like the style of little else matters but desire. the stories change characters and setting in the middle of a paragraph and they end whenever they feel like it, it's not always about making sense or even telling you a proper story (though it does do that sometimes). overall i suppose it is meant to be vivid enough to get one off and in that sense it works.. even with stories blending this book feels so alive, for better or worse. it's not bad but i did feel off whenever i picked it up and so i could never read much of it at once lol. but now.. i am free!

gotobedmouse's review against another edition

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3.0

Well that was shocking. I am not sure how I feel, there were some pretty taboo subjects that I skipped over because I refused to go there. It has some great $7 words and it was well written. Alas, it had to be one of the raspiest books I have ever read...rape rape rape..be warned proceed with caution.

charliw's review against another edition

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i think i’ll stick to the diaries 

444ndromeda's review against another edition

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tried to get into it once more and maybe this book is just not for me.

gal1's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

hannah_sz's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

tsehai's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

chairmanbernanke's review against another edition

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3.0

Provocative and likely quite sensuous.