Playboy’s list of the Ten Sexiest Memoirs Of All Time is a good list. A biography of Klaus Kinski is on the list. I had no idea that he fucked nearly anything that moved. Apparently, he had that kind of reputation. I’ve ordered two of the books on the list from my local library. Yes, even Tinytown has “The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt” and “The Sexual Life of Catherine M”. I figure if I’m going to write erotica, I need to read the good stuff.

I thought that “The Sexual Life Of Catherine M.” was about as exciting as watching a dog sleep. I couldn’t get past the first couple of chapters. She describes orgies she played around in in a very cold and detached manner that wasn’t sexy to me at all. On the other hand, Casanova’s memoir is a delight. He sure got himself into a lot of trouble.

After I read those books, I’ll try “100 Strokes”, “Emmanuelle”, “Nine and a Half Weeks”, and Hedy Lamarr’s biography.

A close friend of mine recommended Boccaccio’s “Decameron”, which isn’t a memoir, but it is a good read. It’s full of short, sexy stories. I’m getting used to the language style, which isn’t written in modern English. I’ll give it a go, and see what I think of it. He also recommended “Emmanuelle”, which I am looking forward to reading.

Here is Playboy’s List of the Ten Sexiest Memoirs Of All Time:

1) The Sexual Life of Catherine M., by Catherine Millet (2001)
2) The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir, by Toni Bentley (2004)
3) The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, by Giacomo Casanova (1826)
4) 100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed , by Melissa P. (2003)
5) Nine and a Half Weeks , by Elizabeth McNeill (1978)
6) Emmanuelle, by Emmanuelle Arsan (1967)
7) My Life and Loves, by Frank Harris (1923) Kinski Uncut: The Autobiography of Klaus Kinski, by Klaus Kinski (1996)
9) Ecstasy And Me My Life As A Woman, by Hedy Lamarr (1966)
10) The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, by Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil and Nikki Six (2001)

By Elizabeth Black

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