Member Reviews

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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “Though very much contested on how much actually happened and how much was imagined, Anais paints such a modern and vibrant look at how the art community worked and played during the early part of the 20th century. Her writings were just raw with the expressions of a woman who wanted to be someone that the constraints of the time wouldn't allow her to be. I felt sorry for her husband but that never overshadowed how much I felt for Anais' never-ending quest to live outside herself.”

  Julie M wrote this review Wednesday, March 12 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “Not really my cup of tea. I love the way Anais has with words, but the story was disappointing and annoying. I honestly saw her character as greedy and hypocritical. If you are not comfortable with reading stories about infidelity, stay away from this book.”

  amanda a wrote this review Tuesday, October 28 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “My first Nin diary and book of the erotica genre. A very passionate book filled with lust, love, confusion, and destruction. It is also very erotic and graphic! Loved it to pieces! I'm looking forward to reading more of her diaries and novels!”

  Christine wrote this review Tuesday, October 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “Soft-core erotica- quite tame by today's standard. Well written journal that flows and is laden with romanticism. A good read for someone with an open mind.”

  Jason R wrote this review Tuesday, May 27 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “My boyfriend in college gave me this book and while I enjoyed it at the time, I have not had any desire to return to it. I didn't find any of the people involved to be particularly interesting or sympathetic. And it may be that I am associating this book to closely with the gift giver, but I didn't find Anais Nin's legendary eroticism all that exciting. ”

  librarianwho wrote this review Wednesday, June 20 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I very much enjoyed this book. I really like Anais Nin and the way she analyzes every little last detail of her interactions with others, when I read it I was right there with her. I also read this right after reading Tropic of Cancer so it was very interesting to see Henry from Anais' perspective.”

  dew2773 wrote this review Saturday, February 24 2007. ( reply | permalink )