The 120 Days of Sodom
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The 120 Days of Sodom
I just finished another Morse novel, 'The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn'. It was a strange experience because initially I thought it was kind of disjointed and didn't feel like I was getting into it, but actually it turned out to be rather good. I think it's the more convoluted of his plots so far (I'm only a few books in) and since I barely remember the TV series, I'm able to read them pretty much unsullied. Except for that final event of course, I know that that is coming :p
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Good read, and giving me quite a few ideas for movies to seek out.
I finished the Paige Shelton thriller [I]Thin Ice[/I].
I am reading The Star Beast by Robert A. Heinlein.
Latest book: [I]Rousseau and Revolution[/I] by Will and Ariel Durant, the tenth and penultimate work from their [I]The Story of Civilization[/I] series.
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[QUOTE=Chubistian;4612728]The 120 Days of Sodom[/QUOTE]
Not being a copycat here ;), but I'll be tackling the Marquis de Sade's book (1785) on my Kindle tomorrow. Whether or not this will be the first book listed here by me that I won't be able to finish is the question.
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Think they are making this one into a movie, giving it a go
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I finished the Humphrey Hawksley thriller [I]Man On Ice[/I].
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Not being a copycat here ;), but I'll be tackling the Marquis de Sade's book (1785) on my Kindle tomorrow. Whether or not this will be the first book listed here by me that I won't be able to finish is the question.
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It was an interesting reading. I even thought there were some funny parts, with, of course, a twisted sense of humor. Most of the book is certainly not a pleasant story and it gets worse and worse, but it’s something pretty special and I hadn’t read anything like it before. I will check out other books by the Marquis in the future
I just started The Waves, by Virgina Woolf
I started reading The Return of Swamp Thing by Peter David.
[QUOTE=Chubistian;4632460]It was an interesting reading. I even thought there were some funny parts, with, of course, a twisted sense of humor. Most of the book is certainly not a pleasant story and it gets worse and worse, but it’s something pretty special and I hadn’t read anything like it before. I will check out other books by the Marquis in the future
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Now make sure you watch the Pasolini film for double the fun!
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[QUOTE=Vegan Daddy;4638429]Now make sure you watch the Pasolini film for double the fun!
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I definitely plan to!
I finished reading the Neely Tucker thriller [I]The Ways of the Dead[/I].
[I]There Will Come a Darkness[/I] by Katy Rose Pool, a hidden prophecy unfolds as a war builds between the supernaturally empowered "Graced" and the fanatic cult of "Witnesses" who oppose their existence. Told through multiple PsOV, a strong first novel of a series with great character and world building. There was a twist that was heavily foreshadowed, and it was a little irritating that it took so long to reveal.
Latest Kindle read: [I]The Hollow Needle[/I] (1909), the third Arsène Lupin book by Maurice Leblanc.
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[QUOTE=Chubistian;4632460]It was an interesting reading. I even thought there were some funny parts, with, of course, a twisted sense of humor. Most of the book is certainly not a pleasant story and it gets worse and worse, but it’s something pretty special and I hadn’t read anything like it before. I will check out other books by the Marquis in the future[/QUOTE]
Well, it certainly wasn't boring! :eek:
While I'm glad I read it for it's historical importance, this was easily the most unpleasant work of fiction I have ever tackled. Yes, some of the stories between the consenting adults were humorous (though almost always gross), but the rest? Egad! It was really, really rough. I was in a perpetual state of grimacing from page to page.
Having said that, like you, it wouldn't preclude me from reading his other work.