false 51590 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 51590 5 50337 1991 Frisk total:287|5:73|4:91|3:85|2:21|1:17| 287 1043 372 34 29064 3.71 2204 267 6763519 416390 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.68 223 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 1 2 false Tue Sep 25 08:23:11 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 05:12:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 29657264 653446 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. 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A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 1 0 false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 07:35:52 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 07:38:50 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 58200134 1131783 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. 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A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 4 0 false Thu Dec 18 09:13:48 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 09:18:02 -0800 2008 38251295 1736433 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. 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second reading notes:

Having read virtually all of Cooper's work since reading this for the first time, and now reading it in order of the context of the George Miles Cycle, Frisk, instead of seeming really violent and abject as it did before, see...more...]]> 71256805 1391106 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 4 0 false Mon Sep 14 22:38:24 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 22:40:41 -0700 2009 17219466 968800 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Mar 07 04:31:57 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 04:49:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 80748570 111611 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 4 0 false Sat Dec 12 07:11:05 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 12 07:15:11 -0800 2009 23858189 1212012 296625 8433906879 9788433906878 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1225995311m/296625.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1225995311s/296625.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/296625.Cacheo 3.00 1 1991 3 0 false Fri Jun 06 09:41:11 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 10:24:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 6474529 396858 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 3 0 false Wed Sep 19 20:54:05 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 20:58:31 -0700 2007
The ending is, once again, perfect...more...]]> 34059704 1573281 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 0 0 false Sun Sep 28 14:57:22 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 15:01:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 63959739 2157252 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 4 0 false Sat Jul 18 02:59:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 08:12:27 -0700 2009 Guts usually work.
Good one!]]> 71719071 728016 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 3 0 false Fri Sep 18 17:16:05 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 10:26:50 -0700 2009 24632669 177811 51590 2867449235 9782867449239 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839m/51590.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215105839s/51590.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51590.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 3 0 false Mon Jun 16 12:08:36 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:10:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21906973 996286 856165 0802132898 9780802132895 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178934183m/856165.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178934183s/856165.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/856165.Frisk 3.63 287 Frisk, whatever pleasure you got out of making a picture in your mind based on ... those people being murdered, you take responsibility for it." In unsparingly confessional mode, Cooper leads the reader into a confrontation with what they get out of fantasized scenes of violence. A brilliant novel -- not a genre horror work but, rather, a critique of the power of genre. ]]> 1991 4 1 false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 21:53:22 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 09:26:18 -0700 2008 Closer. It's also far more violent and depraved.

A negative review I read of this somewhere claimed that Frisk was an attempt at a gay(-er) version of American Psycho -- while a pretty bold claim, I don't think it holds up well when ...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=51590