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Juliette [Paperback]

Marquis de Sade
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

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January 31, 1994
“An amazing sequence of imaginatively bizarre sexual adventures punctuated by philosophical and theological digression. Mlle. De Maupin, Lolita, Candy—all pale beside Juliette.”—Library Journal

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 1216 pages
  • Publisher: Grove Press; 1ST edition (January 31, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0802130852
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802130853
  • Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 2 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The adamant atheism, blasphemy, violence and selfishness entailed in the book is what makes me respect it so. Joseph "God" Jordan  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Please read this book and you will never be the same! "mike72-01"  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
The novel also becomes really repetitive and this also made me tire of the book. The Pete  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
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72 of 74 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A dark masterpiece August 27, 1998
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Undoubtedly Sade's chief novel, "Juliette" describes the lengthy adventures of a beautiful young whore who uses her body to obtain the money and power she craves. Her numerous sexual adventures are described in minute detail, as are her equally numerous murders and other less pleasant debaucheries. The whole is punctuated with philosophical discussion regarding the nature of sex, God, and mankind. This is a very intense book, and one which has upset and offended many, many people since it was first published in the 1790's. If the subject of sex offends you, do not read this book. However, if you can stand a cold, dispassionate account of the human sex drive, and its function and meaning, then read "Juliette" immediately. One final comment - Sade's writing is often dismissed as "repetitive," but what could be more repetitive than the physical motions of sexual intercourse?
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars don't bother lookin' for Romeo... June 4, 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I just finished reading this mammoth of a book, and, I'm here to report, it lived up to the reputation it has acquired. I consider myself one of the most jaded, cynical, steel-bellied readers around. When I read all of the reviews for "Juliette", as well as Sade's other works, I scoffed at all the warnings for the faint-hearted; the challenges to withstand the terrible text! I was not offended by what I read, but these reviewers weren't kidding! The sex can get quite preposterous and impossibly indulgent, but many reviewers take this way too literally and discredit Sade for not understanding the human anatomy and it's thresholds and limitations. There's no question in my mind that the Marquis was well aware that many of the things he wrote were physically impossible; but, where's the fun if you don't take it to the extreme? I often found myself- once the appetite was whetted- wanting him to magnify every act, every atrocity until it had peaked... and, then go further.

This is part of the beauty of the arts (in any form): it gives you a chance to be as crazy, as demented, as grotesque, as you desire, since it's all happening in your head; and, you don't even have to provide the fodder for this mill of depravity- Sade graciously delivers it. What makes it even more twisted is that it's written in such a Shakespearean- term used lightly- theatrical way, reminding you that this is a translation of a book written 200 years ago! Nobody in this day and age has duplicated the literary horrors that this libertine philosopher put forth. They wouldn't get published!

The "plot": Juliette, a young girl in a convent, meets a nun, Madame Delbene, who takes the philosophical- and physical- roots that she sees in little Juliette, and nurtures them, teaching her about the absurdities of prejudices, religious beliefs, and societal morals. Our title character is taught the maxim that will resonate as a constant throughout the entire novel: self-preservation and pleasure at no matter who or what's expense. As Hobbes wrote in "Leviathan"-- life is nasty, brutish, and short. We are animals and everything we do in an attempt to civilize ourselves goes against the accords of Nature. We help others to benefit ourselves or to feel selfish pride; we refrain from acts of murder, thievery, etc. only out of fear of being caught. All of these thoughts/philosophies are proffered, but, Sade is not afraid to back up all of his ideas with in-depth, analytical dissertations which are sometimes strewn with holes... and sometimes impossible to refute! Juliette takes her new-found "education", and the story follows her as she puts everything- and anything- into practice.

No matter what your beliefs, be they religious, political, moral, it can only benefit you to consider the other side's viewpoint: liberal vs conservative, God-fearer vs atheist, good vs evil. It is only then that you have made a healthy, well-founded decision on what to believe in.

Read "Juliette" and see the other side...

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Dark Masterpiece December 18, 2000
Format:Paperback
Amidst the gratuitous sex and abhorrent violence, this book contains a philosophy of pure libertinage that should not be ignored. The 10% of this work that is not pornography details a unique, startling, frighteningly base school of thought that I have not encountered before or since reading this (rightfully) immortal tome. Man, as protrayed in Juliette, is a self-serving, solitary beast that will commit acts of the most extreme depravity on a mere bout of caprice. Life is meaningless, God is dead, and no one matters save for yourself. This extreme nihilism is said to be the "right" way to live by Sade's characters, for nature allows their every "misdeed." Many would deem this mindset insane, but I ask them "why is it insane?" Is it not true? In the book, and in reality, it is only the subjectively chosen morality of other men that prevents us from acting on our most insidious desires. There is no right and wrong, because everything is permitted by nature. The adamant atheism, blasphemy, violence and selfishness entailed in the book is what makes me respect it so. I reccomend this work to every free thinker that can sit throught 1100+ pages of scatology. It is worth weeding through the shocking, occasionally repetitive porn to feast on the juicy nuggets of philosophy within.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Anonymous
'Juliette' is meant to shock, and is nothing more than shock porn and the Marqui's way of thumbing his nose at society.
Published 1 month ago by Virginia Osborne
5.0 out of 5 stars Literary Masterpiece
Sex! Sex! Sex! Orgies! Rape! Sodomy! Murder! Death! Adultery! Homosexuality & hate for the Catholic Church written in the most disgustingly beautiful way. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Adriana Shell
4.0 out of 5 stars Decadent and bloody
The original torture-porn novel. Sandwiched in between shocking scenes of brutality are pages of discussions about libertine philosophy (weird pillow talk for sure).
Published 2 months ago by Elizabeth Doxtator-Morenberg
3.0 out of 5 stars Catnip for Sociopaths
If this was a better novel it would be one of the most notorious books ever written. Instead its author is notorious while his book is little-read. Read more
Published 3 months ago by IA
5.0 out of 5 stars my hero
the man who gave his name to sadism, introducing the Marquis De Sade my hero. no one writes like this man and this work proves anything he wrote is a master piece the man who gave... Read more
Published 4 months ago by seth david larson
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but long and repetitive
The translation makes the book very readable, but the story is long. One has to expect the cruelty, but the philosophy makes the book interesting, and helps one understand the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Al Miller
1.0 out of 5 stars Unclever Pornography for Educated Idiots
It's garbage that tries to convince the reader that there is no place for morals in the world, and that anyone who tries to live a moral life deserves horrid abuse. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Objective Reviews for Subject Retardation
5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest book ever printed!
What am I to do with myself after I finish reading something so good? Is there anything to compare with this or "the 120 days of sodom"?
Everyone should read this. Read more
Published 21 months ago by David D
5.0 out of 5 stars insanity
juliette by marquis de sade is NOT anything you would initially associate anything you have ever heard "juliette" associated with. Read more
Published on April 21, 2011 by burnseason
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Juliette is the counterpoint to one of Desade's other novels, Justine. Both are interesting, and mix smut with philosophy. Read more
Published on January 27, 2011 by DB
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