Negative Positive
Title: Not for the Faint-Hearted
Review: I sincerely hope The Brothel in Rosenstrasse will someday be reprinted. It is one of the finest works of a literary genius, and I am saddened to think that readers will be deprived of this novel. Moorcock's superhuman knack for vivid description goes into overdrive in this book, as he recreates a series of feverish memories of a time of luxuriant perversities and meager strife, maintaining a brilliant counterpoint throughout. The cast of characters is stunning and real, as if they were transcribed from some party the author had attended. The explicit details of the main character's decline from the role of sexual dominator to sexually dominated parallels the heart-wrenching destruction of the beautiful, ancient city around him, a powerful yet brilliantly subtle device. This is truly a masterwork. It took me three years to track down a used copy of it, but it was worth the search. Absolutely magnificent. Recommended.
Is the review positive or negative? 