Hogg
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Hogg

by Samuel R. Delany

1995•Crime•219 pages

Taste attributes: crimedramafastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA dark, heavy crime novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

"First written thirty-five years ago and completed days before the Stonewall riots in New York, Hogg is one of America's most famous " unpublishable" novels. It recounts three horrifically violent days in 1969 in the life of truck driver and rapist-for-hire, Franklin Hargus. Narrated by his young accomplice, the novel portrays a descent into unimaginable depravity.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeDramaTroubled leadsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

ChildrenCrimes againstPedophiliaRapistsSex crimesVictims of violent crimesCrime

Details

Author
Samuel R. Delany
Published
1995
Pages
219
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