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 886 reviews
Moods
challenging 59%
tense 22%
reflective 18%
emotional 8%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
sad 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
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%Average rating
128 pages | first published 1928
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ISBN/UID: 9780141913674
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Bataille’s first novel, published under the pseudonym ‘Lord Auch’, is still his most notorious work. In this explicit pornographic fantasy, the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, tortu...Book Information
Story of the Eye
Roland Barthes, Susan Sontag, Georges Bataille with Joachim Neugroschel (Translator)
128 pages | first published 1928
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ISBN/UID: 9780141913674
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Bataille’s first novel, published under the pseudonym ‘Lord Auch’, is still his most notorious work. In this explicit pornographic fantasy, the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, tortu...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 886 reviews
Moods
challenging 59%
tense 22%
reflective 18%
emotional 8%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
sad 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
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%Average rating