A review by snugglor
DELTA OF VENUS EROTICA by Anaïs Nin, Anaïs Nin

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

3.0

It's difficult to look at this book with a modern eye and wonder how it would have been received at the time. There are a lot of things in this book that are pretty unacceptable to a modern audience and it's hard to imagine that they were ever acceptable before. 

It's a strange book, which is more like a series of short character studies than stories. I can't say I found any of it erotic at all, but some of it was interesting to see the world from someone else's perspective.