A review by rosekent
Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

adventurous challenging dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This book is beyond NSFW but it's not exactly a one-handed affair, either-- reads less like a novel and more like a piss-soaked fever dream of the most deranged sex scenes someone could conjure up. I wonder if audiences 100 years ago had to stop and laugh at what can feel like gratuitous obscenity, but ultimately I enjoyed the ride and found the glimmers of Bataille's mysticism quite haunting. 
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