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evilbjork's review against another edition
4.0
Simple but revolutionary. I love how atheistic rhetoric has been nearly the same for hundreds of years. Also, great ending.
log_laady's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
jadenquest's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Clear and succinct on his point. Read to better understand The Rebel.
roshnara's review against another edition
5.0
This is Marquis de Sade as you would not expect him - coherent, intelligent and with negligible libertinism. de Sade makes a strong argument in favour of atheism, putting religious philosophy to shame, this 8 page story took me a day to process. Whether you believe there is a God or not, this is definitely worth a read.
vaseem's review against another edition
4.0
I'd like to start off by saying that this is an atheistic and anti religious piece of work, so keep an open mind if you plan on reading it.
My first ever attempt at reading Sade was not too long ago as I tried to read his most infamous work - 120 Days Of Sodom.
It ended in utter disaster, I couldn't even get halfway through, I think I lost a couple of days of sleep thinking about the horrors in that book. It is most definitely not for the faint of heart and I'm someone who would be among the faint of hearts among the faint of hearts.
But worry not dear reader, this very short piece of work does not include any of the horrendous and disgusting acts of sexual violence you would expect from Sade.
It is simply a philosophical dialogue between - as the name suggests - a priest and a dying man (a libertine of course ) about the existence of an omnipotent being and naturalism.
Maybe someday in the future I might be able to read some of Sade's more controversial stuff, although I doubt I'd ever have the mind nor stomach to handle something like 120 Days Of Sodom.
My first ever attempt at reading Sade was not too long ago as I tried to read his most infamous work - 120 Days Of Sodom.
It ended in utter disaster, I couldn't even get halfway through, I think I lost a couple of days of sleep thinking about the horrors in that book. It is most definitely not for the faint of heart and I'm someone who would be among the faint of hearts among the faint of hearts.
But worry not dear reader, this very short piece of work does not include any of the horrendous and disgusting acts of sexual violence you would expect from Sade.
It is simply a philosophical dialogue between - as the name suggests - a priest and a dying man (a libertine of course ) about the existence of an omnipotent being and naturalism.
Maybe someday in the future I might be able to read some of Sade's more controversial stuff, although I doubt I'd ever have the mind nor stomach to handle something like 120 Days Of Sodom.
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