A review by violetturtledove
Selected Letters by Marquis de Sade, Marquis de Sade

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

This was a really good insight into the mind and life of a very controversial character.  Reading his letters I had very mixed feelings,  he makes some very good points, but at other times he is thoroughly unlikeable (not that I didn't expect this!) 

There are certainly bits where I doubted his version of events,  or his mental state in general, but it's all great context for his novels.  Also, I know this heavily depends on the translation,  but I found the letters much more readable than his novels!

I think the letters are well chosen (of course I don't know anything about those that didn't make the cut) and the introduction/preface does a decent job,  the only thing I felt it was missing was a little more context of historical and personal events at the time some of the letters were written.