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A review by mint_renegade
Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
dark
sad
slow-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
1.5
in the words of the closing scene in the 1988 film adaptation, 'boo, boo, boo!!'.
the 1 star is because this can be called a book. the 0.5 star is because i appreciated the short-chapter-nature lent to books written in the medium of letter compilation.
not one to live on in my shelf, nor indeed in my memory.
the characters were justifiably detestable. meek, weak, wicked, naive, vile. however, each of these descriptors, rather than coalescing to create complex characters, were instead separated and ascribable one-by-one to individual characters, resulting in one dimensional characters, unaided by a cyclical narrative of i love you, i hate you, i need you.
my two consolations are (i) that i can now clear space in my shelf, and (ii) i can now occupy my time with a book that isn't this one
the 1 star is because this can be called a book. the 0.5 star is because i appreciated the short-chapter-nature lent to books written in the medium of letter compilation.
not one to live on in my shelf, nor indeed in my memory.
the characters were justifiably detestable. meek, weak, wicked, naive, vile. however, each of these descriptors, rather than coalescing to create complex characters, were instead separated and ascribable one-by-one to individual characters, resulting in one dimensional characters, unaided by a cyclical narrative of i love you, i hate you, i need you.
my two consolations are (i) that i can now clear space in my shelf, and (ii) i can now occupy my time with a book that isn't this one