B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2004 I recently(about 4 months ago) finished The 120 Days of Sodom. It's easily the most sexually perverse book I've ever read, and from what I've heard, Justine is even more graphic, though I find that hard to believe. Anyone else read anything by Sade? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2004 I've read 120 Days of Sodom and Juliette. Justine is on my list of things to read, I just haven't gotten around to it yet. 120 Days was indeed quite perverse. It was interesting the way it was structured. When I started reading, I expected a slow start and steady build of depravity, and in a way it was, but then it was in there pretty good right from the start. Juliette was really kind of erotic in it's own way, almost touching sort of. I read it after 120 Days, so I was already introduced to Sade's ways, and it wasn't as distracting as it could have been. Didn't take things as far either, naturally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2004 i've read chunks of '120 days of sodom'. more than anything, it seemed hilariously bad to me. didn't get anything in the way of substance out of it at all, just a bunch of "can you top this" stories of depravity that all seemed to end with, "and then we all ate our own shit." i won't swear by that judgment, since i didn't read the whole thing. but what i read didn't give me the impression that reading any more of it would change my judgment of it. EDIT: almost forgot--also fun for its repeated use of the phrase "let his fuck fly." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2004 Scenes of depravity mixed with the kind of flowery prose that went over big in England at the time. Notable for its historical value; kind of a chore to actually read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cynicalprofit 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2004 I read a bit of 120 days and found it quite boring. Going into great detail about how clean a young boys butthole is just doesnt make for inspiring reading. It was shocking in its blunt preverseness, but just so droneing on and on with every little detail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thuganomics 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2004 meh. de Sade ain't that great. I prefer Anais Nin for my classical perversion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
