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2.61 AVERAGE
2.61 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I knew some old books were like this, but it was really hard to get used to such long sentences. The introduction took me a while to read, but the rest was much better. Also, I would like to applaud the translators.
Reading 120 Days of Sodom was like a fever dream. I thought it'd be some hardcore bdsm fantasy with crazy tortures, but most of it was de Sade’s possible love for asses and utter filth. My favourite (the funniest) quote: “I’ll have someone shit in my breeches, and I'll keep the treasure the whole evening.” Yeah, there was too much scat.
I've seen people mention that the book fails to convey that the four main characters are bad people. In my version of the book, I've seen them being called villains and outright saying that what they were doing was disgusting, etc. Correct me if the original French version does not have that. (Not like de Sade needs to take the reader by hand, point and say, “Hey, this is wrong.”)
Also, the fact that executing someone by breaking them on a wheel was still used before the revolution surprised me.
Reading 120 Days of Sodom was like a fever dream. I thought it'd be some hardcore bdsm fantasy with crazy tortures, but most of it was de Sade’s possible love for asses and utter filth. My favourite (the funniest) quote: “I’ll have someone shit in my breeches, and I'll keep the treasure the whole evening.” Yeah, there was too much scat.
I've seen people mention that the book fails to convey that the four main characters are bad people. In my version of the book, I've seen them being called villains and outright saying that what they were doing was disgusting, etc. Correct me if the original French version does not have that. (Not like de Sade needs to take the reader by hand, point and say, “Hey, this is wrong.”)
Also, the fact that executing someone by breaking them on a wheel was still used before the revolution surprised me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism
Well, I was "fine" up until we got to part 2 and the last 25% of the book, where the depravity and disturbing shit began. I'm going to go have nightmares now. The list format made it much, much worse than part one's first person with Champville and the other prostitutes. That part was the least depraved. boring and read like bad fanfiction, but not nightmare inducing or stomach turning. never again.
ايام سدوم
ما اعرف اذا جانت الرواية لو الطريقة اللي انكتبت بيها الرواية "على شكل مخطوطة بدون تصحيحات" او المكان اللي انكتبت بي "بالسجن" لو قصة دو ساد او المقالة اللي كاتبها عنه البير كامو بكتابه (المتمرد) خلاني اهتم بهاي الرواية
ملاحظة/ اذا ما جنت مهتم بدوساد او ما جنت تعرف عنه هواي لا تقرا هاي الرواية لان disgusting بالاضافة الى ان مطولة هواي ومرات يصير تكرار وملل لان الرواية ما لحك دوساد يصححها ويختصرها وظلت كمسودة وانطبعت
بس هي كتجربة كانت اوكي
ما اعرف اذا جانت الرواية لو الطريقة اللي انكتبت بيها الرواية "على شكل مخطوطة بدون تصحيحات" او المكان اللي انكتبت بي "بالسجن" لو قصة دو ساد او المقالة اللي كاتبها عنه البير كامو بكتابه (المتمرد) خلاني اهتم بهاي الرواية
ملاحظة/ اذا ما جنت مهتم بدوساد او ما جنت تعرف عنه هواي لا تقرا هاي الرواية لان disgusting بالاضافة الى ان مطولة هواي ومرات يصير تكرار وملل لان الرواية ما لحك دوساد يصححها ويختصرها وظلت كمسودة وانطبعت
بس هي كتجربة كانت اوكي
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
RIP Marquis de Sade, you would have loved The Sluts by Dennis Cooper.
One of the most harrowing things I’ve ever read. That being said, I think it’s an impressive work and shocking that it was able to survive era after era without being destroyed.
One of the most harrowing things I’ve ever read. That being said, I think it’s an impressive work and shocking that it was able to survive era after era without being destroyed.
challenging
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Lots of shit eating. The version that I had barely reads like a novel beyond the first part—rather merely a list of grotesque “passions” ranging from hilarious to genuinely disturbing in its violence and cruelty. Only recommended to folks seasoned by the transgressive fiction of John Waters, Irvine Welsh, etc.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Too many french people
Definitivamente la cosa más enferma que he leído en mi vida. Detrás de tanta perversión hay momentos en que aparece una filosofía muy perturbadora, pero que resulta interesante al menos.
No sabría como calificarlo, fue bastante desagradable de leer para mi gusto, me pregunto por qué lo habré leído. Pero supongo que es parte de esa curiosidad morbosa que habita en uno, me sorprende que un libro como este haya podido ser escrito, me sorprende que una persona tan enferma como el marques de sade haya existido.
No sabría como calificarlo, fue bastante desagradable de leer para mi gusto, me pregunto por qué lo habré leído. Pero supongo que es parte de esa curiosidad morbosa que habita en uno, me sorprende que un libro como este haya podido ser escrito, me sorprende que una persona tan enferma como el marques de sade haya existido.