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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not particularly well written, but notable in that it was so shocking and different for its time. The play "Venus in Furs" (which was inspired by the book but not exactly like it) was recently on stage in Boston and got great reviews.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Intriguing, and certainly historically important, but quite repetitive. Also interesting for how avant-garde the female role is. Our dear Leopold was kind of a visionary.
-Ça veut dire que vous êtes désormais mon esclave sans illusions et que je vous piétinerai sans pitié.
-MADAME !
Je comprends à présent ce qu'est l'éros masculin.
“and when nature does triumph in us, when we abandon ourselves in burning passion to such a woman, her cheerful joie de vivre strikes us as demonic, as cruel, and we see our bliss as a sin that we must atone for.”
this book felt like an ode to woman in her most natural form and completely changed the chemistry of my brain.
i highlighted so many quotes and it would be impossible to include all of them in this review but i’ll end it with this:
“i was both delighted and horrified by the hardness, the severity of the marble countenance, by the icy coquetry with which the splendid woman drapes her charms in the dark sable furs”.
this book felt like an ode to woman in her most natural form and completely changed the chemistry of my brain.
i highlighted so many quotes and it would be impossible to include all of them in this review but i’ll end it with this:
“i was both delighted and horrified by the hardness, the severity of the marble countenance, by the icy coquetry with which the splendid woman drapes her charms in the dark sable furs”.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As an historical document on the history of sexuality, it’s a masterpiece. As a novel, it’s meh
"Frightened." "Roseate." "The sacred apes of Benares." Drivel. A cultural curiosity, bizarrely and inexcusably reductive and philosophically cheap. Also, craptastic.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
per dirlo con le parole di Deleuze: "Sussiste soltanto una pesante, strana atmosfera, simile a profumo troppo forte che si espande nella sospensione e resiste a ogni trasferimento."
cosa succede quando un evil twink legge troppo goethe. ossessivo e decadente come piace a me, come un profumo che dà il mal di testa. sto in fissa.
cosa succede quando un evil twink legge troppo goethe. ossessivo e decadente come piace a me, come un profumo che dà il mal di testa. sto in fissa.