false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166928514m/18464.jpg 18464 14 A portrayal of men and women both aroused and desensitized by an environment that disdains the individual and seeks control over the imagination. 1081162 1968 Steps total:357|5:74|4:147|3:97|2:33|1:6| 357 1321 492 43 5 4 false false Mon Mar 19 09:43:50 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 19 10:44:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jul 16 23:09:55 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 23:16:37 -0700 2007
Note: many of the vignettes are either sexual or violent, or violently sexual. The protagon...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 28 17:34:48 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 17:46:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 5 false false Fri Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jul 28 18:03:56 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 18:05:41 -0700 2008 Amazon.com review:

Riveting, gripping, amazing. If art is, in part, the dance between artist and audience, then Steps is art in its highest form. I found myself dancing & reacting in ways I wish I hadn't; found myself physically aroused by portions of the text that I found intellect...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 15:54:43 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 16:14:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 03:36:10 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 03:41:56 -0700 2009
Basically fragments of nightmares. Frank descriptions of sexual manipulations and encounters. Detached descriptions of precise violence.

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