"thirty-one is roughly seventeen years past my window of sexual interest"i'm not sure i've ever been as horribly conflicted over a book as i am over tampa. there's this instinctive urge to mark it as one star because it was fucked up, it was dark and horrible and disgusting, but... that's what i wan...
For all intents and purposes this book is a one star. However, I am generously adding a half star and rounding up for reasons that I will explain further on. In general, this was me reading Tampa: First, let it be clear that this isn't a one star because I was horrified at the subject matter. After ...
1 ½ stars. Tried too hard to be shocking that it forgot to be interesting.For all intents and purposes this book is a one star. However, I am generously adding a half star and rounding up for reasons that I will explain further on. In general, this was me reading Tampa: First, let it be clear th...
Nope, this should be banned, it should be stricken from Amazon, it should have never made it past their filters. I do believe that Amazon content rules specifically bans child pornography and the depiction of children in erotic scenes... Yet, somehow it is okay for this author to depict an adult...
I'm not sure how to feel upon finishing this book. It was well written, and I feel like the subject matter should definitely make me feel a little skeevy but I actually don't. I was able to be objective and take it for the work of fiction that it is. That's not saying that it's the book for everyone...
Steve Lowe's perfect review says it all "This is an odd one to rate and review. Was it well-written? Oh, yeah. Almost... too well-written. Felt a couple times like the plot was a bit too overtly manipulated to steer the story toward a particular conclusion, but maybe I'm just being picky.Was it ...
Youth can't be maintained forever. This theme has been done often enough in fiction, referring to the lead character. Alissa Nutting's Tampa subverts this by introducing a narrator who tries to maintain her lovers' youth. Celeste Price is a twenty-six-year-old teacher of high school English. Her pre...
Two words: disturbing and uncomfortable. Identifying with a protagonist is not necessary when the reading is so compelling. Reading this, I immediately wanted out of Celeste’s head. But, again, her is a compelling voice. It’s in how she views others, herself in particular that left me in need of som...
I am of the opinion that any book that makes you think is a good book. Well half of a good book because if it makes you think of throwing yourself in front of a speeding vehicle well that's just different. The last book I read before picking this up was a coming of age story told from a 14-year ol...
Cuando terminé de leer este libro , se me vinieron a la cabeza dos recuerdos .El primero , algo sacado de los callejones escondidos de mi memoria personal . Tres voces distintas , tres hombres adolescentes -casi adultos- rememorando como habían debutado. Uno a los trece , con una conocida del barrio...
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