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What a brilliant idea ... her intro is priceless, not to mention chapter titles such as "Hot Lezzy Action" ... a must-buy (EVE )
Fab... super sexy (COMPANY )
Drawing on the remembered furtive thrills of her under-the-covers boarding school reading, India Knight has compiled an anthology of literary dirty bits, introducing them with frankness and humour (MARIE CLAIRE )
Fab... super sexy (COMPANY )
Drawing on the remembered furtive thrills of her under-the-covers boarding school reading, India Knight has compiled an anthology of literary dirty bits, introducing them with frankness and humour (MARIE CLAIRE )
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* An anthology of the sexy bits of novels that we learned from as teens, THE DIRTY BITS is an affectionate trip through the well-thumbed pages
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76 of 84 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The Dirty Bits made me smile from start to finish, with nostalgia for my schooldays, for the days before porn and internet sex were mainstream, and at such an evocative, ballsy, essentially romantic selection of snippets. Each extract made me want to revisit the books they were taken from - indeed, have just Amazon-ed a few of them - and, oddly enough, made me feel all Christmassy. Maybe because I curled up with the book with Radio 6 in the background and a glass of wine. It's that kind of book.
Totally blissful bathtime reading, completely self-indulgent and spirit-lifting in the lightest, best possible way.
Totally blissful bathtime reading, completely self-indulgent and spirit-lifting in the lightest, best possible way.
54 of 62 people found the following review helpful
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I attended an all-girl grammar school some ten years before India Knight started her teenage quest for smut, and therefore a number of her chosen texts - all those 70's bonkbusters, for example - came ... er ... were written too late to enliven my schooldays, but the principle remains the same. Our school's 'dirty bits' reading consisted of much of the oeuvre of Sir Richard Burton, thanks to whom I have never been able to hear the innocent word 'member' with a straight face. India Knight evidently missed this experience. Other titles, however, we have very much in common: dear Constance Chatterley and her flower arranging, Fanny Hill and her parade of mighty engines and, of course, the frankly scary 'O', exposure to whom at a tender age put me off S&M for life. How joyous it is to know that dirty-minded little girls remain exactly the same down all the ages. I do hope that today's tender innocents aren't too busy watching YouTube and playing with their Bratz dolls at least to open a dictionary now and again and look up all the rude words. It would be terrible to think of this fine tradition dying out.
A note for the second edition - 'Fanny Hill'? Written in 1749. That would be how the Georgians did it, India dear, not the Victorians. Boarding school history not all it's cracked up to be?
Ha. 'Crack.' Does one ever get over being 13, I wonder?
A note for the second edition - 'Fanny Hill'? Written in 1749. That would be how the Georgians did it, India dear, not the Victorians. Boarding school history not all it's cracked up to be?
Ha. 'Crack.' Does one ever get over being 13, I wonder?
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was a teenager (all girls grammar school) in the 70s and we too had 'dirty' books doing the rounds. However, I think that several of the extracts Knight has chosen wouldn't have been given a second glance by us, and are certainly not worthy of inclusion in this volume. The Georgette Heyer extract is not remotely titilating (even to a young teenager), and as for the over long extract from Forever Amber, I don't see the point of its inclusion at all (it just happens to be India Knight's favourite book...).
Better extracts could have been chosen. I haven't read Fear of Flying and was looking forward to the part I've heard about - but no, just another boring piece.
I give this 3 stars purely for Fanny Hill.
Better extracts could have been chosen. I haven't read Fear of Flying and was looking forward to the part I've heard about - but no, just another boring piece.
I give this 3 stars purely for Fanny Hill.
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Another gem from India
I am biased because I just love India Knight's style of writing. In this book she captures that whole essence of giggling school girls swapping books for the sexy bits. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2007 by Mary Plain
Loved this book!
I think this is one of the best books out on the market today! It's got loads of fabulous stuff inside that can make a girl blush and squirm! Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2007 by E311
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