Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

Story of the Eye

Georges Bataille with Joachim Neugroschel (Translator), Dovid Bergelson (Translator)

103 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics erotica challenging dark fast-paced
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Only Georges Bataille could write, of an eyeball removed from a corpse, that "the caress of the eye over the skin is so utterly, so extraordinarily gentle, and the sensation is so bizarre that it has something of a rooster's horrible crowing." Bat...

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Community Reviews

3.3
based on 2,159 reviews

Moods

dark: 90%

challenging: 54%

tense: 25%

reflective: 15%

adventurous: 13%

funny: 12%

mysterious: 11%

sad: 6%

emotional: 5%

lighthearted: 2%

inspiring: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

73% of readers chose fast
20% of readers chose medium
5% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

22% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
52% of readers chose Character
8% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
80% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

69% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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