Book Review #52
The Marbled Swarm
by Dennis Cooper
I have now read nine of Dennis Cooper's books. I liked the first five. After reading "The Sluts" (my eighth), which physically nauseated and, in the end, angered me, as there was no catharsis for either the main character or the reader, I swore off reading anymore of his books. Unfortunately I did not keep my promise. "The Marbled Swarm" is his worst and is nearly unreadable. If this is his way of emulating de Sade and (Heaven help us!) Robbe-Grillet, he has failed miserably. In the future I suggest he masturbate to his fantasies and spare his readers and this former fan anymore of his novels.
by Dennis Cooper
I have now read nine of Dennis Cooper's books. I liked the first five. After reading "The Sluts" (my eighth), which physically nauseated and, in the end, angered me, as there was no catharsis for either the main character or the reader, I swore off reading anymore of his books. Unfortunately I did not keep my promise. "The Marbled Swarm" is his worst and is nearly unreadable. If this is his way of emulating de Sade and (Heaven help us!) Robbe-Grillet, he has failed miserably. In the future I suggest he masturbate to his fantasies and spare his readers and this former fan anymore of his novels.
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