The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings by Marquis de Sade, Austrin Wainhouse, Richard Seaver

The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings

Marquis de Sade, Austrin Wainhouse, Richard Seaver

799 pages first pub 1785 (editions)

fiction classics erotica literary challenging dark tense slow-paced

Description

The Marquis de Sade, vilified by respectable society from his own time through ours, apotheosized by Apollinaire as "the freest spirit tht has yet existed, " wrote "The 120 Days of Sodom" while imprisoned in the Bastille. An exhaustive catalogue o...

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Community Reviews Summary of 127 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
challenging 50%
sad 33%
emotional 16%
funny 16%
informative 16%
tense 16%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 16%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 16% | N/A: 16% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

2.84

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