A review by saccharinewoe
The Sluts by Dennis Cooper

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

insane, depraved, disturbing, morbid, literally every synonym related to these words runs through my head as i reflect on this. but it used the epistolary format so well to explore the depravity of human beings and the pervasiveness of sexual violence in internet culture due to anonymity (more specifically in the early 2000s but its still like this now). at the heart of this is the basis of interactions on the internet and how easily a lie can become the truth - if enough people believe in it. i can't say i enjoyed this because it genuinely describes like the most fucked up things that could happen to a person but i do recognise it for what it is and what it imparted.

idk how to trigger warn this sufficiently because i feel like it requires like every single trigger warning under the sun 😭
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