My Secret Life vs कामसूत्र: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Erotic literature, Sex customs, Sex, Fiction
My Secret Life
“My earliest recollections of things sexual are of what I think must have occurred some time between my age of five and eight years.”
A rare look at the hidden side of Victorian lifeFrom his precocious childhood to the end of what he calls his "amatory career," an adventurous Victorian known only as "Walter" records a breathtaking carnal epic through…
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कामसूत्र
“Hindu love manuals are full of advice at a practical level - although the positions described in some of them are practical only for the double-jointed or professional gymnasts - but there is a far more important message common to all the teachings.”
A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the "Kama Sutra" has been a classic of world literature for more than 1700 years.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- कामसूत्र has the widest readership — 51 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| My Secret Life | कामसूत्र | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.1 (1) | — |
Reception
| My Secret Life | कामसूत्र | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 51 |
| Editions | 64 | 381 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 10 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2408 | — |
| Pages | 224 | 186 |