Lusts of the Libertines (Velvet) [Paperback]

Marquis de Sade (Editor), Marquis de Sade (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 89 pages
• Publisher: The Tears Corporation/Creation (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1871592593
• ISBN-13: 978-1871592597
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,996,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother..., March 15, 2001

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"anonymous101" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lusts of the Libertines (Velvet) (Paperback)

This is just a list of the "600 Passions" presented in his novel 120 Days of Sodom. In this novel, 4 former prostitutes/madams tell 5 erotic tales (referred to as "Passions") each night for 30 days each.

This book is just a list of each of those.

Read the NOVEL! Get the full benefit of his literature.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice Cover, Messieur de Sade., July 31, 2002

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This review is from: Lusts of the Libertines (Velvet) (Paperback)

Like I said, "Nice cover," but without reading the entire manuscript this was like perusing the shopping list of Hell, all notation, no substance. These "Passions" are nothing more than reiteration of the scenes in the original book "The 120 Days of Sodom", a sort of preview to acts to follow. The actual tome "The 120 Days of Sodom" is about 600 pgs long and includes a really cool short story called "Florville and Courval" (akin to Alfred Hitchcock) that is well worth your time.
I bought this before Groove Press released the whole shebang. This is very much a rough draft and hardly worth even one star. But it is a NICE cover, baby!
Au revoir, mon petite de le amour.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Indespensible, April 1, 2003

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"hennja" (Richmond, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lusts of the Libertines (Velvet) (Paperback)

Though the items on this list were the basis for a subsequent, completed work, the passions detailed here make for an interesting read on their own. Like the unfinished sketch of a master painter, this book is brilliant on its own terms and shouldn't be graded against the other. True fans will agree.