TibetianMassive t1_ixx77ip wrote
Isn't this the book those two serial killers were really into?
Dazzling-Ad4701 t1_ixxjxod wrote
not sure who those two serial killers are but possibly. if your question is, isn't this the book where the guy >!wins a huge lottery and spends most of the money building a dungeon so he can kidnap a young art student he's obsessed with, and hold her prisoner in it trying to get her to love him !< . . . . well, yes it is.
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it's certainly a creepy and chilling book. and claustrophobic, not trying to be shallow or literal with that. the 'process' of the story is claustrophobic. very perceptive, although personally i've never wanted to read it again.
TibetianMassive t1_ixxkb8f wrote
I looked it up and apparently it's actually half a dozen serial killers obsessed with this book. I was thinking of Lake and Ng, but apparently they were just one of many.
That's a review in itself right there. Some might say a good review, some might say bad, but definitely a review.
Dazzling-Ad4701 t1_ixy6cip wrote
that's probably a fair indicator of what kind of story you'll be reading, but calling it a 'review' is a really shallow and limited attitude. a review takes some notice of a books literary and technical merit too.
i bet there are paedophiles out there who think lolita is a porno novel or a how-to. that doesn't make it any less exceptional as a work of literature.
TibetianMassive t1_ixytx24 wrote
>but calling it a 'review' is a really shallow and limited attitude.
Bet you're just a blast at parties
> that doesn't make it any less exceptional as a work of literature.
I think you'll find nobody said it did.
Dazzling-Ad4701 t1_iy01upk wrote
> Bet you're just a blast at parties
I am, thanks :D
>I think you'll find nobody said it did.
True, nobody mentioned lolita at all, until me. You said the fact that a set of sickos were obsessed with the collector was ”a review in itself." Which I think is narrow-minded, self-righteous nonsense.
TibetianMassive t1_iy0bi3k wrote
> Which I think is narrow-minded, self-righteous nonsense.
Some people will get offended by anything, I litterally even said it could be a good review. Don't worry next time I make a joke I'll make sure that I don't abuse the word review, I know how sacred the definition of review is to you 🙄
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