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Dennis Cooper

3.47 AVERAGE

lyserature's review against another edition

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I have no idea what's happening. This is not something you should start when you're in a slump O.O

kailie_s's review against another edition

2.0

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I think there are a lot of ideas about stolen youth and intimacy with death here, particularly as they relate to the AIDS epidemic, but they're introduced in such an upsetting way I'm not sure I can make heads or tails of it, at least for a while. Maybe that's a testament to it? It's certainly a subversion of some prevailing ideas about queer victimhood, and the narrative style is wielded in effective and interesting ways. At the same time, parts of it feel like a speedrun to see how much fucked-up stuff can be put into one page. It made me feel really ill. Anyway, I think I'm gonna read more Dennis Cooper.

rnarcello's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

madziorinio's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rileykford's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

femmebrainedreads's review against another edition

2.0

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maybe i just didn’t get what y’all got

dialupdog's review against another edition

2.0

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Incest, Excrement

atari2005's review against another edition

4.5

challenging fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

crustywhitedog's review against another edition

3.75

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

warrenrogers's review against another edition

1.5

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes