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The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings by Marquis De Sade
Book Summary InformationAuthor: Marquis De Sade Translator: Richard Seaver Translator: Austryn Wainhouse Introduction: Simone de Beauvoir Introduction: Pierre Klossowski Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); French (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 1994-01-10 ISBN: 0802130127 Number of pages: 799 Publisher: Grove Press
Book Reviews of The 120 Days of Sodom and Other WritingsBook Review: 120 Days of Boredom Summary: 1 Stars
Since two of my favorite filmmakers name De Sade their source of inspiration and admit his influence (Luis Bunuel quotes "120 Days of Sodom" in his "Age of Gold" and Jan Svankmajer was inspired by his writings in his brilliant "Conspirators of Pleasure"), I decided to read "120 Days of Sodom". I tried. I really did and I went through first forty or so pages of "120 Days of Sodom" but it should be called "120 Days of Boredom". I stopped. I could not read it because it is not the novel really rather a catalogue of disgusting. The main characters have been introduced in the beginning as the fully developed monsters. Their victims just stayed that - the victims. There is no plot, no intrigue, and no development, just the endless loop of rapes, tortures, and murders. Yes, I understand that it is a satire and the absolute power corrupts absolutely but reading the book is a torture of boredom. Did I miss anything?
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