The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings by Marquis de Sade

The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings

Marquis de Sade with Simone de Beauvoir (Contributor), Richard Seaver (Translator), Austryn Wainhouse (Translator)

799 pages first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics erotica literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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An exhaustive catalogue of sexual aberrations and the first systematic exploration of the psychology of sex. Lost after the storming of the Bastille in 1789, it was later retrieved but remained unpublished until 1935.The Marquis de Sade, vilified ...

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2.99
based on 171 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

challenging: 33%

emotional: 33%

funny: 33%

informative: 33%


Pace

33% of readers chose medium
66% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose N/A
A mix
N/A

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose No
No

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Complicated
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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