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xeni's review
5.0
This was the first de Sade book I ever picked up. And it was not my last, although I haven't really gotten around to finishing many of the others!
And the stories in this collection still haunt me. I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I first grabbed this book off the Penguin Classics shelf in my bookstore, but I doubt that it was this!
On the one hand, I had expected something akin to erotica (mainly because people were so outraged back when he published his works) and it was definitely not that harsh. But I had also expected something of a story line, or something of a real tale, and whereas most of the short stories in this collection had some semblance like tales, for the most part they were built up to be focused on the very atrocious sex acts that de Sade had his characters preform (the worst of which weren't the acts, but rather who or where they were doing them...)
And yet, somehow I love this book. It is definitely a front liner for something... although I'm not sure if that's erotica, illegal porn or just plain whacky ideas for serial rapists to carry out.
Anyway, Sade has a special place in my bookcase... it's probably best that he's kept separate from most of the other novels!
And the stories in this collection still haunt me. I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I first grabbed this book off the Penguin Classics shelf in my bookstore, but I doubt that it was this!
On the one hand, I had expected something akin to erotica (mainly because people were so outraged back when he published his works) and it was definitely not that harsh. But I had also expected something of a story line, or something of a real tale, and whereas most of the short stories in this collection had some semblance like tales, for the most part they were built up to be focused on the very atrocious sex acts that de Sade had his characters preform (the worst of which weren't the acts, but rather who or where they were doing them...)
And yet, somehow I love this book. It is definitely a front liner for something... although I'm not sure if that's erotica, illegal porn or just plain whacky ideas for serial rapists to carry out.
Anyway, Sade has a special place in my bookcase... it's probably best that he's kept separate from most of the other novels!
urtencija's review against another edition
3.0
Knygos apysakos - moralai, kaip nesielgti. Visose yra gan daug moralizavimo, tarpais - filosofavimo. Aukštinama dorybė, niekinamos charakterio ydos. Kai kuriose istorijose galima įžvelgti, kuo ir kaip gyveno aukštuomenė tais laikais: kaip suko intrigas.
Įdomu skaityti dėl kitokio, nei šiuolaikinis, minčių dėstymo, o istorjų keistumas išmuša iš vėžių.
Įdomu skaityti dėl kitokio, nei šiuolaikinis, minčių dėstymo, o istorjų keistumas išmuša iš vėžių.
everyotherpageorso's review
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
xeni's review against another edition
5.0
This was the first de Sade book I ever picked up. And it was not my last, although I haven't really gotten around to finishing many of the others!
And the stories in this collection still haunt me. I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I first grabbed this book off the Penguin Classics shelf in my bookstore, but I doubt that it was this!
On the one hand, I had expected something akin to erotica (mainly because people were so outraged back when he published his works) and it was definitely not that harsh. But I had also expected something of a story line, or something of a real tale, and whereas most of the short stories in this collection had some semblance like tales, for the most part they were built up to be focused on the very atrocious sex acts that de Sade had his characters preform (the worst of which weren't the acts, but rather who or where they were doing them...)
And yet, somehow I love this book. It is definitely a front liner for something... although I'm not sure if that's erotica, illegal porn or just plain whacky ideas for serial rapists to carry out.
Anyway, Sade has a special place in my bookcase... it's probably best that he's kept separate from most of the other novels!
And the stories in this collection still haunt me. I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I first grabbed this book off the Penguin Classics shelf in my bookstore, but I doubt that it was this!
On the one hand, I had expected something akin to erotica (mainly because people were so outraged back when he published his works) and it was definitely not that harsh. But I had also expected something of a story line, or something of a real tale, and whereas most of the short stories in this collection had some semblance like tales, for the most part they were built up to be focused on the very atrocious sex acts that de Sade had his characters preform (the worst of which weren't the acts, but rather who or where they were doing them...)
And yet, somehow I love this book. It is definitely a front liner for something... although I'm not sure if that's erotica, illegal porn or just plain whacky ideas for serial rapists to carry out.
Anyway, Sade has a special place in my bookcase... it's probably best that he's kept separate from most of the other novels!
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