Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Sexual violence, RapeModerate
Animal death, Animal cruelty, SuicideMinor
Incest, Racism, AbleismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 872 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
tense 21%
reflective 16%
emotional 8%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
sad 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 23%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6% | N/A: 4%Average rating
127 pages | first published 1928
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ISBN/UID: 9780141185385
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A masterpiece of transgressive, surrealist erotica, George Bataille's Story of the Eye was the Fifty Shades of Grey of its era. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated by Joachim Neugroschal, and published with essays by Susan Sontag an...Book Information
Story of the Eye
Roland Barthes, Susan Sontag, Georges Bataille with Joachim Neugroschel (Translator)
127 pages | first published 1928
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ISBN/UID: 9780141185385
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A masterpiece of transgressive, surrealist erotica, George Bataille's Story of the Eye was the Fifty Shades of Grey of its era. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated by Joachim Neugroschal, and published with essays by Susan Sontag an...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Sexual violence, RapeModerate
Animal death, Animal cruelty, SuicideMinor
Incest, Racism, AbleismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 872 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
tense 21%
reflective 16%
emotional 8%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
sad 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 23%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6% | N/A: 4%Average rating