Customer Reviews

Whore

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Holy run on sentence. One period per paragraph.

This novel is pure narrative. If a writer was needing to hear the most basic creative writing mantra, "show don't tell," it is Nelly. Whoo Nelly. She is angry in the classic l'enfant terrible way. She performs oral so frequently on men that they blur, much like her life. She fails to devolve into specifics. The novel fails as it never escapes the confines of ranting. There are some stunning passages and I feel Arcan can write well. She could easily manouver through temporal sequences from a narrative, which is a hard skill to attain.

I got to page 34 of, out of 172, before finally giving up on this piece of trash. I'm not commenting on the subject. The life of a prostitute, and how a woman chooses to become one, can be interesting. Frankly, if you want to read an entertaining and coherent account of that, pick up `The Happy Hooker', by Xaviera Hollander.

Nelly Arcan might be a talented whore. As a writer, she leaves a lot to be desired. This book is nothing but stream-of-conciousness presented as a series of run-on sentences. Don't get me wrong. A well placed and thought out run-on can be useful but, like anything, can be overdone. Arcan overdoes it by orders of magnitude.

Not to mention the constant shifts is tense and point-of-view. Have you ever tried to listen to a teen-age girl explain anything? It can make you dizzy. That's how I felt by the time I threw in the towel.

The book reads like one long excuse for her decision to become a whore. And that's a word she loves very much. Whore. She uses it constantly. Like an epithet hurled in the reader's face. She denies it, of course.

Raised by Catholic nuns, hates her mother, loves her overly pious father, lives in the shadow of her deceased sister. Naturally, she becomes a prostitution. Who wouldn't, under those circumstances?

If you must read this tripe, do so while still in the bookstore. Read the first eleven pages. You'll get everything you need by then. However, to be fair to the author, it was translated. Maybe it reads better in French.

Horrible, horrible, horrible. She's hot! but she sure can't write worth a crap. I use to work in the adult industry and was eager to hear other stories, but i've met girls like this over and over before. There is much more interesting and entertaining things to write about. Interesting she tried to change her life and become a writer, but i think she'd do much better at her old profession.

There is nothing to say about this monotonous, vain novel except that every page disappoints. "Whore" is loathsomely repetitive, unimaginative and, throughout, choking on its own pseudo-intellectualism. Miserable, tedius book.

You know, I walked into the popular bookstore an hour away from my home looking for something to buy. I must admit, I have an addiction to buying... stuff. So, I bought a delicious coffee and walked around reading the backs of various books. I found two, but alas, the total came short of $20. I can't be that cheap! So I forced myself to find something else I might like to read. I'm last minute-skimming through the vague fiction section, and what do I see? A book called WHORE. I thought this would be an incredibly interesting read, as I enjoy reading horribly rotten things. (my favorite book is american psycho. see what I mean?)

Anyway, I purchased this book because of the title. I'm shallow, I know. But the back made it sound good. So, I started reading it, and I got to page, i don't know, 25, and I realized I'd already read this crap before. This book just kept on repeating itself. It was just so dull. I can take repetition, but it has to be made exciting. Yes, this woman gave MUCH oral pleasure. and I'm sure it seemed boring. but I want to read about how excitingly boring it was. I want to read how she passionatly hates it.

Other than my complaint of boredom, i felt that this book would lead to absolutely nowhere. Though I didn't read much, it is a relatively short book (only 190 pages or so). I feel that by 25-30 pages a book should have some sort of... purpose. I feel this author wrote this (slightly autobiographical) book just to whine and complain. I can hear her saying "Oh, look at me. I was a whore. And I can write. I'm so special and unique. Ohh. Daddy. Mummy. Ohhh. I need some more eyeshadow."

Anyway, I wasn't a fan of catcher in the rye, so maybe I don't have good taste in books. but then again, THAT HAD NO PLOT! so if you want to waste your money on this, then go ahead. Otherwise wait until someone who wants to get rid of it sells it on here for a very low price.

First time buying in Amazon and for being a used book it is in an excellent condition. It looks like I purchase in a regular Bookstore brand new..