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Summary: Beautifully hypnotic, lyrical erotica.....
Review: There's absolutely no way you can call Anais Nin's lush erotica either 'smut' or 'pornography'. It is much to poetically, tastefully, artfully written to debase it with those negative terms. She delves into the soul of woman as no other writer, whether writing erotica or in her luminous diaries. Every woman should read her work to better understand her own soul's journey.....Her words take flight and transport you to inner landscapes too wonderful for words.......If my house were on fire and I could only save one author's works, it would be all of Ms. Nin's books that I own....
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Summary: Nin does it best!!
Review: For all erotica fans, this is a must read book. In fact, it's a prerequesite! I just recently discovered Ms. Nin, and this is the best erotica I have read since "Playtime". Full of imagination, sensuality and poetic verse, this is the best of erotica!
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Summary: classic
Review: A well written, erotic classic. Probably a must in any library.
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Summary: Nasty and languid
Review: _Delta of Venus_ is one of the few books in my smut library that I reread. If you're attracted to the world she writes in (Paris in the early 40s, everyone smokes opium and lounges about wearing silk chiffon), it is a voluptuous dream and a serious turn on. If you're not, then you will be bored by the long descriptions of lips and thighs and smells and head trips. Some of the sex is scary-freaky, but you're so stoned by the prose you can't get too worried. I love making a little gift of this to lovers, with a sexy, nasty note in the flyleaf. Which is entirely in the spirit of the book. Spray it with some of your perfume first.
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Summary: worth the read but not great
Review: This was worth the read and if all the stories had been like Elena I would have liked it better. Some problems that I saw with this book are as follows: She killed the erotic mood frequently, and some of the stories seemed churned out. The book seemed like it was written for money and not for passion. It was bland and really had no depth; it was like watching a porno.
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Summary: It's like celery you have to develop a taste for the author
Review: Granted Anais Nin is a great author of erotic lit but the author writes to a specific kind of reader. I found the writing to be rather disjointed and if you love digging for truffles, or reading Jane Austen's 'Pride and Predjudice' type of books, you'll probably like this one ... For me, like celery, I can take it or leave it, in this case Ill leave it thank you.
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Summary: Frankly boring
Review: Anais Nin may have pushed back some boundaries in her day, but in the 21st century her writing holds little of value. Reading through the stories in Delta of Venus, I was bored by the repetitiveness, and the undeveloping one-dimensionality of her storylines and characters; her language is powerful and descriptive, but dishonest. It seemed a little sad that the stories' characters were so bound by the limitations of their sexuality. As a writer, she should have brought her characters more to life. The fact that these stories arose out of commissioned porn - if what Nin claims is true - is apparent.
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Summary: Eros With Wings
Review: Nowadays, we use the terms "erotica" and "pornography" interchangeably, with "erotica" having a slightly more positive connotation. It is interesting to note that "erotica" is derived from the name of the Greek god of love, Eros, while "pornography" is derived from a Greek word "pornos" that means "on the slave market" or "sold on the slave market." Hence, the higher quality, more artistic, more noble works of titillation are described as erotic. This book, Delta of Venus, defines erotic. There are some passgaes in it that read like music, others that are so subtle, and yet they all arouse the senses and cast an erotic veil around the reader. This book is a feast for the senses. If you want to be turned on, buy this book. If you are seeking the blow-by-blow of Penthouse Letters, go somewhere else.
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Summary: Reading Anais Nin is like reaping the field of wild oats
Review: Savory, intense, and pleasantly naughty by many conservative standards, Delta of Venus was given to me as a gift by a very unique and worldly friend. It engaged and entertained me immensely. I was reading this as I flew across the ocean, and felt a bit of a prickling on the back of my neck in the sort of "what would the person next to you think if they saw what you were reading" vein. Most enjoyable!
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Summary: Delta of Venus
Review: I own a copy of a second/third edition of this book...I inherited it from my mother years ago and it is a well written, stunning book of stories covering a wide range of eroticism. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading and rereading this book over the years. I have even read it to some of my guy friends and they are just amazed at the writing that this book contains. They have all gone out and purchased their own copy. Nothing in this book offended me as it is made to convey synopsis in time and what rivets us as human "beings"...we all think things but this book tells of it.
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