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Suvi
Sep 18, 2010 rated it really liked it
A guy glanced at me suspiciously at the uni cafeteria when he saw what I was reading. I had an extremely hard time keeping a straight face :P

Krhm, anyway, I pretty much loved this. Well... As in I am not into kinkyness but I liked the flickering dream atmosphere where art had an important role. The beginning especially was gorgeous and the themes of savageness, dreaming, love, cruelty and wearing fur were very interesting. I just wish Severin had more guts to actually take everything he got from
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Kent Winward
Not nearly as salacious as you might think -- more over-the-top social commentary.
Kent Winward
Oct 08, 2010 marked it as to-read
Mary Paul
Sep 25, 2014 rated it liked it
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Feb 22, 2015 marked it as to-read
Megan
May 27, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shelves: penguin-classics
Luis
Nov 30, 2016 rated it liked it
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Nov 17, 2017 marked it as to-read
Grace
Jan 14, 2024 marked it as to-read