If you loved
Books like Sexus
A torrential, unapologetic plunge into the bohemian grit and ecstatic lust of a writer discovering his voice. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Sexus.
- feverish
- gritty
- intoxicating
- chaotic
- 01
Tropic of Capricorn
Henry Miller · 2005
A feverish, unfiltered descent into the chaotic underbelly of 1920s New York, blending soaring philosophy with unapologetic vulgarity.
- 02
Henry and June
Anais Nin · 1986
An uncensored, deeply intimate plunge into a year of bohemian passion, sexual awakening, and tangled desires.
- 03
Incest
Nin, Anais · 1992
An unsparing, uncensored plunge into the raw psychological depths and transgressive desires of a woman seeking salvation through her own words.
- 04
Insomnia
Henry Miller
A raw, sleepless plunge into the feverish mind of an aging artist consumed by unrequited desire.
- 05
The Sextortionist
Wiley Grant
A brisk, unapologetic artifact of vintage sleaze that revels in the dark thrill of illicit power dynamics.
- 06
My Secret Life
Walter · 1976
An obsessive, unfiltered descent into the gaslit, clandestine bedrooms of a deeply hypocritical era.
- 07
Histoire d'O
Reage, Pauline · 1954
A hypnotic, elegantly brutal exploration of absolute surrender and the erasure of the self.
- 08
Masters and Johnson on sex and human loving
William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson · 1986
A foundational, deeply educational exploration that strips away taboo to reveal the biological and psychological realities of human intimacy.
- 09
Little Birds
Anaïs Nin · 1998
A lush, dreamlike exploration of human desire that feels like reading someone's most secret, beautifully written diary.
- 10
House of incest
Anaïs Nin · 1947
An intimate, transgressive literary artifact that feels like a private, forbidden exhibition.
- 11
The sex atlas
Erwin J. Haeberle
An educational and methodical journey through the psychological, cultural, and societal facets of human sexuality.
- 12
A Man With a Maid
Anonymous · 1973
A clandestine journey into the hidden, illicit desires of 19th-century London.
