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A review by sony74
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
1.0
No. Just no.
I was intrigued because it was de Sade because I am open-minded and embrace alternative lifestyles and forms of sexuality. But now I know why he was and still is so controversial. This book was straight up child porn. On top of that, it documents, in detail, the abuse of children in the most horrific and depraved ways. Granted, de Sad tells you up front that's exactly what the book will be about, but I just don't understand why?
It's not even written in a compelling way. The first quarter of the book is pure exposition, documenting who all of the characters are and how they are related. When we finally get some character interaction and dialogue it's becomes completely unhinged. My first thought is that this book is some sort of satire or mockery of 'The Bible', which also has too much exposition in the beginning and gives long lists of lineages. Maybe it is, maybe it ain't. If it is, the joke isn't very funny, and if it were it would stale about a third of the way in.
If it isn't a joke/parody/satire, then I'm completely disgusted.
I was intrigued because it was de Sade because I am open-minded and embrace alternative lifestyles and forms of sexuality. But now I know why he was and still is so controversial. This book was straight up child porn. On top of that, it documents, in detail, the abuse of children in the most horrific and depraved ways. Granted, de Sad tells you up front that's exactly what the book will be about, but I just don't understand why?
It's not even written in a compelling way. The first quarter of the book is pure exposition, documenting who all of the characters are and how they are related. When we finally get some character interaction and dialogue it's becomes completely unhinged. My first thought is that this book is some sort of satire or mockery of 'The Bible', which also has too much exposition in the beginning and gives long lists of lineages. Maybe it is, maybe it ain't. If it is, the joke isn't very funny, and if it were it would stale about a third of the way in.
If it isn't a joke/parody/satire, then I'm completely disgusted.