A review by tvil
Story of the Eye, by Roland Barthes, Susan Sontag, Georges Bataille
2.0
I didn't read this book for the porn. Luckily. I read it because it's in the public domain and was mentioned in one of my favorite songs, Of Montreal – The Past is a Grotesque Animal:
And grotesque this book is. Yes, there are erotic passages, but there's also gore and murder. I didn't think I was squeamish, but, well, I'm glad I didn't read this book over dinner. I also don't think it's especially high literature. It gave me very little.
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Discussing Story of the Eye
And grotesque this book is. Yes, there are erotic passages, but there's also gore and murder. I didn't think I was squeamish, but, well, I'm glad I didn't read this book over dinner. I also don't think it's especially high literature. It gave me very little.