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A review by minyardyke
The Sluts by Dennis Cooper
3.0
do you ever fantasize about getting murdered while having sex? me neither, bro, that just ain't my thing. anyways, gotta admit I've been lurking on the dennis cooper tag on tumblr for almost a year, without reading anything from him. why? I don't know. I just knew that it would have been a really "hard and weird" read. So I've put it off for awhile. Last night I decided I was in the mood for it and I decided to just, read it. The summary described it exactly as something that I wanted to read. So, I did. I guess it wasn't what I was looking for, I give it three stars cause it's more like 2.5 and I loved the cover, I guess it has the coolest cover I have ever seen so yeah, and the ending was cool as fuck, I guess it was an interesting twist and it left me wondering if there was anything real at all. however, I decide to believe the last email, just cause the tortures were too horrible. the thing is, the story is disgusting, that's true, but it's disgusting cause it's dehumanizing . the two guys, B and T are both victims. they are drug addicts, mentally ill, traumatized kids. they are exploited by perverts who get off torturing and abusing teens who should receive care and help.
I know, people might say that it's fictional, and I shouldn't feel as disgusted as I do, but I can't help it, cause despite what they tell you the sex industry is like that, and that's why no sex work can be ethical, especially when it comes to people who have unmedicated mental illnesses. I could go full rant on this but I won't. I gave it three stars also because it did what I was looking for, it disgusted me. so, goal reached. it's not a book for anyone, so read at your own risk. it's graphic, violent and gory. probably would have liked it more when I was a teen. teen me was surviving on TC and horror movies.
I know, people might say that it's fictional, and I shouldn't feel as disgusted as I do, but I can't help it, cause despite what they tell you the sex industry is like that, and that's why no sex work can be ethical, especially when it comes to people who have unmedicated mental illnesses. I could go full rant on this but I won't. I gave it three stars also because it did what I was looking for, it disgusted me. so, goal reached. it's not a book for anyone, so read at your own risk. it's graphic, violent and gory. probably would have liked it more when I was a teen. teen me was surviving on TC and horror movies.