claudeclaudia's review against another edition
1.0
If you are the sort of person who likes Freud or anything to do with the “reptilian brain”, if you believe that penetrative sex is inherently a form of animalistic dominance, or if you really like A/B/O, then this book is definitely for you!
If you are normal and well adjusted however (and especially if you are queer) then this is sexist, heteronormative, creepy , poorly written, boring etc…
The argument started off being interesting?? But quickly devolved into making me wonder exactly how far Bataille needed to be locked up away from women
If you are normal and well adjusted however (and especially if you are queer) then this is sexist, heteronormative, creepy , poorly written, boring etc…
The argument started off being interesting?? But quickly devolved into making me wonder exactly how far Bataille needed to be locked up away from women
thewarmvoid's review against another edition
5.0
This changed my life. I think this should be required reading for erotic horror writers, those of us who seek transgression in our fiction. This made me a better writer, a better lover, a better communicator and a more avid sadist, now that I understand where these inclinations toward transgression truly stem from in my soul.
anhelina_iva's review against another edition
2.0
Як пише перекладач: «...ти злишся і на автора, і на текст...». Сексизм, гомофобія та політичні погляди автора роблять цей текст в 2023 році майже беззмістовним.
Це не історія, це просто думки автора, есе, полеміка з іншими філософами, тож сенс в читанні є хіба тоді, коли вас цікавить автор, а не тема
Це не історія, це просто думки автора, есе, полеміка з іншими філософами, тож сенс в читанні є хіба тоді, коли вас цікавить автор, а не тема
morbidanatomy's review against another edition
reading a pdf on my phone is just not for me, will start it again when I have a physical copy.
ghosthardware's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
ulrikemaria's review against another edition
3.0
FINALLY FUCKING FINISHED IT!!! i only understood like two thirds of this and i only agreed with about half of what i understood.
i liked part one of this, and his thoughts on de sade in part two, but i disliked his thoughts on women and on sex work, and it got extremely dense and philosophical at the end and i could NOT decipher it. what the FUCK is he talking about!!!
i'll revisit this one in like ten years - or not. i do hate philosophy.
i think if bataille wants to make a point to me about death and sensuality he should bring himself back from the dead and fuck me. otherwise i'm just going to reread the story of the eye.
i liked part one of this, and his thoughts on de sade in part two, but i disliked his thoughts on women and on sex work, and it got extremely dense and philosophical at the end and i could NOT decipher it. what the FUCK is he talking about!!!
i'll revisit this one in like ten years - or not. i do hate philosophy.
i think if bataille wants to make a point to me about death and sensuality he should bring himself back from the dead and fuck me. otherwise i'm just going to reread the story of the eye.
casparb's review against another edition
4.0
Spicye
Anyway I'm a little tipsy so this won't be the most coherent effort of mine but it's a peculiar and ideosyncratic and maybe-but-I'd-need-to-reread-it type potential genius work I'm not sure.
Eroti(ci)sm isn't so much about sex acts as it is anthropological. In a sense, Bataille is mostly concerned with taboos (and the nature thereof). There's a Hegelianism here I think which ought to be fairly obvious through the taboo-erotic thing but again. Not overread here. Bataille does aim a certain critique at Hegel but he also points out that Hegel would agree (I agree that he would agree what a happy time for everybody).
What am I saying? It's exciting and interesting and a wonderful example of not-overly-academic thinking that still is serious and cutting and philosophical. I particularly adore the linguistic turn toward the end. Anyway it's been a long time since I read the first bit but the introduction was also excellent ok bye xxx
Anyway I'm a little tipsy so this won't be the most coherent effort of mine but it's a peculiar and ideosyncratic and maybe-but-I'd-need-to-reread-it type potential genius work I'm not sure.
Eroti(ci)sm isn't so much about sex acts as it is anthropological. In a sense, Bataille is mostly concerned with taboos (and the nature thereof). There's a Hegelianism here I think which ought to be fairly obvious through the taboo-erotic thing but again. Not overread here. Bataille does aim a certain critique at Hegel but he also points out that Hegel would agree (I agree that he would agree what a happy time for everybody).
What am I saying? It's exciting and interesting and a wonderful example of not-overly-academic thinking that still is serious and cutting and philosophical. I particularly adore the linguistic turn toward the end. Anyway it's been a long time since I read the first bit but the introduction was also excellent ok bye xxx
spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition
4.0
Bataille écrit sur le thème du sexe et la mort en résumé. Au risque d'être trop explicite, je suis presque sûr d'avoir joui après avoir seulement lu l'introduction.