benjaminwylie1 's review for:

Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

4.0

challenging dark 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

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this bataille guy is kind of fucked up

makes you kind of question what the point of a novel is, wonderful prose but horrible thematically

average french person etc etc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Murder, Sexual harassment