22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nin falls short, April 5 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: White Stains (Paperback)
White Stains was a sexy and intriguing book, but after reading Delta of Venus, I expected more from Anias Nin. I was also curious, since the author is listed as Anias Nin and friends, which authors were responsible for which works. The book fell short on the oh-so-critical graphic descriptions, leaving the reader to her own imagination. If my imagination cut it, I wouldn't buy the book.
I also felt that White Stains was directed to a male audience more than a female one, which disappointed me after Delta of Venus's abiguity. White Stains was also much less daring and provocative than Nin's other work.
This is certainly a quality work of erotica, just not up to snuff compared to Nin's other sexy tales.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Vintage Erotica at its Best, Aug 17 2001
By JamieJoy Gatto - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: White Stains (Paperback)
If you love to read the prose style of popular books in the earlier part of the 20th Century, you'll especially enjoy being in the middle of these naughty scenarios with full on sexual and hot writing, yet find it quaint and old timey all at once. Delicious! Fun! Take a bubble bath and gobble it up, page after page.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Luscious lovers, Jun 22 2000
By Eleanor E. Templeton "book addict" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: White Stains (Paperback)
Anais Nin's erotica is legendary. I heard rumours of it long before I ever got my hands on a copy of this difficult-to-find book. When I finally did, I found myself entranced--both by her words and those of her friends, who wrote and assembled these fierce and delicate works for a private collector. This is, simply put, a beautiful book--erotic and often blunt, but never caught in the common web of sexual guilt and shame. It's a stunning work, and well worth owning.