Questions About Mélusine (Doctrine of Labyrinths, #1)

by Sarah Monette (Goodreads Author)

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Does anyone know if there an e-book format available for this book at all? I'm having a hard time finding one.

Elyse It doesn't look like there is. Maybe someday though.…moreIt doesn't look like there is. Maybe someday though.(less)

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this sounds pretty good but are there sex scenes in this?

George What do you mean "but"? If sex scenes are appropriate--e.g., illuminating character, funny, romantic, suspenseful, disgusting, frightening--that's as …moreWhat do you mean "but"? If sex scenes are appropriate--e.g., illuminating character, funny, romantic, suspenseful, disgusting, frightening--that's as literarily valid as any other kind of scene that achieves the same desired effect.

If you don't agree, or if your personal taste or history prevents you appreciating such work, then this tetralogy, and many other current novels, are emphatically not for you. In which case I seriously--i.e., not sarcastically--recommend your looking into "cozy" mysteries. (Your local public librarian and/or the Net can provide you a list you'll never be able to exhaust, even if you insist on good quality.)

The sex that matters in this tetralogy is largely gay, and I believe the more specifically described occasions mostly evoke the darker emotions. Felix was a very young hustler, a "martyr" to other men's "tarquins", before being pulled from the streets in what was definitely not a true rescue by a thorough-going bastard who not only uses him as a catspaw but eventually <spoiler>gets to damage Felix's half-brother Mildmay in different ways</spoiler>. All of which is integral to this story.(less)

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