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tacochelle's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.0
Thanks to Netgalley and Pushkin Press for the ARC.
I've always been curious about the Marquis de Sade's writings, what with his notorious reputation. And while this isn't his most well known works, the collection was a lot more tame overall. As much as stories about infidelity and incest can be. The first one was easily the most disturbed, if only because it was the longest story, so it spent more time detailing the process of Franvall grooming his daughter, manipulating his wife, and mostly getting away with it. The rest of the stories fell between tragic stories of fatal coincidences, and very short erotic comedies. It was not what I was expecting.
I've always been curious about the Marquis de Sade's writings, what with his notorious reputation. And while this isn't his most well known works, the collection was a lot more tame overall. As much as stories about infidelity and incest can be. The first one was easily the most disturbed, if only because it was the longest story, so it spent more time detailing the process of Franvall grooming his daughter, manipulating his wife, and mostly getting away with it. The rest of the stories fell between tragic stories of fatal coincidences, and very short erotic comedies. It was not what I was expecting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Incest, and Pedophilia
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