Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

Story of the Eye

Georges Bataille with Dovid Bergelson (Translator), Joachim Neugroschel (Translator)

fiction classics erotica challenging dark fast-paced

103 pages | first published 1928

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Only Georges Bataille could write, of an eyeball removed from a corpse, that "the caress of the eye over the skin is so utterly, so extraordinarily gentle, and the sensation is so bizarre that it has something of a rooster's horrible crowing." Bat...
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Moods

dark 91%
challenging 59%
tense 22%
reflective 18%
emotional 8%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
sad 5%
relaxing 1%

Pace

fast 69%
medium 21%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | Plot: 22% | A mix: 18% | N/A: 10%

Strong character development?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

No: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1% | Yes: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6% | N/A: 4%

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