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axel_p's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Sexual assault, and Mental illness
galatee's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence
_blue_linckia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Blood, Physical abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Excrement, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol
kijasaura's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, and Animal death
mamacroonie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Incest, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Racism
rosekent's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Excrement, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Mental illness, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, and Violence
tofi_15's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Rape, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Animal death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Suicide, and Physical abuse
ashs_ephemera's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Body horror, and Suicide
Moderate: Blood and Mental illness
Minor: Vomit
zmorgason's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Rape, and Gore
corvuscorax's review against another edition
3.5
And it struck me that death was the sole outcome of my erection, and if Simone and I were killed, then the universe of our unbearable personal vision was certain to be replaced by the pure stars, fully unrelated to any external hazes and realizing in a cold state, without human delays or detours, something that strikes me as the goal of my sexual licentiousness: a geometric incandescence (among other things, the coinciding point of life and death, being and nothingness), perfectly fulgurating.
This was one of the books that push you to reconsider your interpretation of art, vulgarity and how the two can (or can't?) combine. It was a tough read to be sure, but there was a certain aspect of playfulness generated by the sheer absurdity of the scenarios that were being presented. The essay at the end felt like a breath of fresh air, but then the almost mathematical correspondence that Bataille wanted to establish between details of his biography and elements of the metaphorical chains in the book made me feel uneasy, because they so contradicted my aversion to authorial "implication", especially when it comes to such intense and almost grotesquely exaggerated scenarios. It felt as though putting a real, living, breathing author next to the text would've been an insult to both.
Sontag's essay was interesting, but I found Barthes's takes to be more substantive and truly add to my experience of the book. This is one to chew on for a while, I think.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Suicide