Title: cardboard characters
Product review: A came to this "work of literature" via a true work of literature of the same name, "Justine" by Lawrence Durrell. M. de Sade was quoted extensively throughout Durrell's "Alexandria Quartet." I became intrigued. I am now disappointed. This failed attempt to turn a life-philosophy into a novel (if that was even the goal?) De Sade could have used an editor (I guess no one wanted to share a cell with him), the book is extremely repetitive. The characters are not people, just mouth pieces for De Sade and his detractors. As a work of literature it is as big a failure as Ayn Rand's literary efforts to advocate her libertine philosophy in the economic sphere with "Atlas Shrugged." You may complain that literature wasn't his aim. If so, then it must be shocking? novel? not anymore. Why read it? cultural literacy I guess.
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