nickreallylovestoread 's review for:

Frisk by Dennis Cooper

4.5

challenging dark tense 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

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This novel gets DARK, many, many trigger warnings here. The second novel in the George Miles Cycle is narrated by Dennis, a twisted sadist who gets off on torture. The story is dense, while it is under 130 pages, it stretches over a decade and features great character development, or at least your perceptions of characters shift. If you enjoyed some of the twisted aspects of American Psycho and are looking for more commentary laced with extreme transgressive fiction, then this is for you. The prose style was different than Closer and some sections I had to reread to understand what was happening, but one I got used to it, this was an intriguing read. Really enjoyed the infinity sections at the beginning and end of the novel.