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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Rip Marquise de Merteuil you would've loved Blank Space by Taylor Swift
man these two got way too much time on their hands
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*Popsugar Reading Challenge 2020*
- Read a banned book during Banned Books Week -
Het is dan geen Banned Books Week meer maar dit boek gold zeker als een, voor die tijd, "pikante" en verboden roman. Enorm genoten! Ik ga de meest recente vertaling in het Nederlands ook maar eens lezen, ben heel benieuwd hoe dat uitpakt.
- Read a banned book during Banned Books Week -
Het is dan geen Banned Books Week meer maar dit boek gold zeker als een, voor die tijd, "pikante" en verboden roman. Enorm genoten! Ik ga de meest recente vertaling in het Nederlands ook maar eens lezen, ben heel benieuwd hoe dat uitpakt.
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The 1988 movie was true to the book; I can say that now, because having watched the movie umpteen times, I finally got around to reading Laclos' scandalous tale of French society in the 18th century. I imagine it was to the French reader what Fifty Shades of Grey was to the American reader in 2013, except this epistolary novel is well-written.
The story centers around the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, former lovers and now friendly rivals, who seek to outdo each other by manipulating the men and women around them with offers of love and sex. The letters delivered between the characters show the many different faces each person wears, depending on to whom the letters are written.
Originally published in 1782, this novel in four parts reads very easily, and moves quickly. I had no problems comprehending the depths of depravity Merteuil and Valmont were seeking. Laclos also adds footnotes about letters missing, or deemed unnecessary to the plot, which makes them seem to have actually been written and sent.
Highly recommend this "1001 books you must read" selection.
The story centers around the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, former lovers and now friendly rivals, who seek to outdo each other by manipulating the men and women around them with offers of love and sex. The letters delivered between the characters show the many different faces each person wears, depending on to whom the letters are written.
Originally published in 1782, this novel in four parts reads very easily, and moves quickly. I had no problems comprehending the depths of depravity Merteuil and Valmont were seeking. Laclos also adds footnotes about letters missing, or deemed unnecessary to the plot, which makes them seem to have actually been written and sent.
Highly recommend this "1001 books you must read" selection.
I had already seen three adaptations of Dangerous Liaisons prior to reading the novel (Cruel Intentions, the Frears adaptation, and the Hong Kong version) so the reading itself offered little I hadn't already gotten elsewhere (since reading the novel I've seen a fourth adaptation, the Forman version). It's a great narrative though, and I hope they continue to adapt it again and again.
funny
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
