ashs_ephemera's review against another edition
1.0
wtf WAS that???
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Body horror, and Suicide
Moderate: Blood and Mental illness
Minor: Vomit
einskai's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
lucrezi's review against another edition
1.0
I got bored after , so that's like halfway through the novella. Considering this is supposed to be the story of a couple teenagers descending into sexual perversion after perversion, I don't think that's a good sign.
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Marcelle diedmissmorganno's review against another edition
5.0
Bataille opens up a connection of erotica, philosophy, psychology and slight self reflection in this novel. Crude and raw as we see young characters trying to claim themselves through sex and flesh.
jazose's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
wingless13's review against another edition
3.0
Now I know.
This is a mature read and not a typical one. I fall on the side of the fence of liking it just because of the unusualness of it. The author is good and managed to make certain acts slide to the erotica even though those acts would be better suited in a horror story.
This is a mature read and not a typical one. I fall on the side of the fence of liking it just because of the unusualness of it. The author is good and managed to make certain acts slide to the erotica even though those acts would be better suited in a horror story.
emsemsems's review against another edition
3.0
“Extreme seductiveness is at the boundary of horror”
I think I wouldn't be able to appreciate this if I wasn't already acquainted with Bataille's theories/work. I thought it was alright. I wasn't shocked by it or anything; it was just a very quick read. I think if I had read it at much younger age - like when I was fifteen or something, maybe then I'd be more affected by it. But probably not the best book for a fifteen year old to dig into? But who am I to judge.
I think I wouldn't be able to appreciate this if I wasn't already acquainted with Bataille's theories/work. I thought it was alright. I wasn't shocked by it or anything; it was just a very quick read. I think if I had read it at much younger age - like when I was fifteen or something, maybe then I'd be more affected by it. But probably not the best book for a fifteen year old to dig into? But who am I to judge.
sortedhaywire's review against another edition
2.0
Sex depending on whom you're speaking changes its interpretation. For some, it's an animalistic craving for pleasure, for others maybe a metaphorical exploration of death. However, in the name of philosophical inquiry, I don't have the appetite to see gullible lives as meaningless shreds of meat.
pati_c's review against another edition
3.0
Wow. Strange, and at some moments, erotic in a perplexing way. Bataille, qu'est-ce que tu as fait?