bbboeken's review against another edition
2.0
Bof. Het had erger gekund. Een beetje saai, een beetje ruikend (kijk, een grappige woordspeling) naar Het Parfum, en voor de rest moet het boek het vooral van het onderwerp hebben en niet van de inhoud, die toch wel veel beter had kunnen worden uitgediept. Geen materie voor een novelle, dit, maar voor een langer boek. Maar dan heb je misschien een ander soort schrijver nodig.
jujelly's review against another edition
1.0
how is it that the french always come up with weird shit like that?
i'm more than disturbed.
i'm more than disturbed.
sotweedfactor's review against another edition
2.0
A kind of interesting book, but not thematically compelling enough to warrant the transgressive elements that it plays with. I would have preferred more substance, but rather got highly stylized retellings of the narrator's necrophilia. The only nods towards a drive in the narrator's necrophilia is his mother's passing, which I found cliche and unsubtle, and his desire for a purely negative and purely pleasurable partner. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book was his brief recognitions of the ephemerality of his position, but these moments were far and few. Such as that, if you want a highly stylized account of necrophilia, but are not interested in any thought-provoking questions, this book is for you.
sanmeow's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
i have no idea how to summarize the plot here without it sounding disgusting, because it is disgusting. a man called lucien robs graves and then does things with the corpses, but you can probably figure out what he does just based on the title. the story is narrated by him, sort of like a diary.
the writing style was really good. i would adore it if the author wasn't writing about something this disgusting. lucien, as a character, is interesting because of his psyche and the things he does.
i appreciate the quality of the writing here, and i understand that it's meant to be bizarre, uncomfortable, and grotesque. i just can't say i enjoy it or find much personal meaning in it. i definitely wouldn't have finished it if it was any longer. i just kept saying you can do it san, it's under 100 pages, you can read it. and i did! but i will never read this again. once again though, really high quality writing.
the writing style was really good. i would adore it if the author wasn't writing about something this disgusting. lucien, as a character, is interesting because of his psyche and the things he does.
i appreciate the quality of the writing here, and i understand that it's meant to be bizarre, uncomfortable, and grotesque. i just can't say i enjoy it or find much personal meaning in it. i definitely wouldn't have finished it if it was any longer. i just kept saying you can do it san, it's under 100 pages, you can read it. and i did! but i will never read this again. once again though, really high quality writing.
ashbethindia's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very disturbing book. It's well written and crafted and ... deeply disturbing.
bookishpatry's review against another edition
4.0
Creo que este es el libro más terrorífico que he leído en mi vida. Es una obra muy macabra, que te atrapa con su narración lírica y adornada, y al mismo tiempo te da puñetazos y te deja sin sentido con las descripciones de los actos que comete su protagonista. Desde luego, no es apta para estómagos sensibles. Yo misma he tenido que parar de leer en algunos momentos, ya que me tenía asqueada y fascinada a partes iguales.
marthedbsr's review against another edition
I don't remember who recommended this to me but WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. I didn't expect it to be this descriptive.Too frikin disturbing and lowkey traumatising to even rate.