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by Dennis Cooper

1994•Drama•199 pages

Taste attributes: dramahorrorgay/lesbiansexfresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosioncomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA morally murky, intimate novel: heavy and stirring. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

From Goodreads: Ziggy is the adopted teenaged son of two sexually abusive fathers, from whose obsessive attentions he flees into the weird world of his uncle, an amoral man who makes violent pornography. As scenes of fierce sex and sadistic oppression take place around him, Ziggy falls improbably in love -- with his best friend, a junkie.

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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

DramaHorrorGay/lesbianSexTroubled leadsSelf destruction/implosionComplex relationship

Subjects

Teenage boysAbused childrenGayPolitics & social issues - fictionGay & lesbian fictionHorrorPhases of life - fictionErotica

Details

Author
Dennis Cooper
Published
1994
Pages
199
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