A review by book_concierge
Little Birds by Anaïs Nin

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).