Fetish Blonde

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Summary: FETISH BLONDE
Review: FETISH BLONDE IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF ITS KIND I HAVE EVER READ> IT HAS A GREAT PLOT AND FINE CHARACTERIZATIONS> THE ATMOSPHERE OF PARIS IS BEUATIFULLY EVOKED AND THE SUSPENSE IS KEPT UP THROUGHOUT< BUILDING TO A GREAT CLIMAX>THIS IS ONE BOOK I CAN MOST HIGHLY RECOMMEND>

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Summary: Unforgettably Disturbing
Review: If there is such a thing as pushing the limits of literature, this book does that. At the same time, it holds tightly to very believable characters, as weird as some of them are. This is a story of profound mystery, not your run-of-the-mill mystery, but mystery of the human soul. That seems to be this author's playing field (all of his books focus on the mystery of the human soul in one form another). Certainly not for everybody, but if want to be bounced around in a carnival-fun-house-freak-show of the mind, step right up! I think people are afraid of this book. The title is misleading. It is not about sexual FETISH per se, though it is lavish in its sexual frenzy; erotic, sadomasochistic, even vampirism (real and imagined), pushing the limits way beyond obsession in a weird search for fulfillment that is always just out of reach. The "fetish" is the power of magic, if you will, contained in someone or something. This existentialist, scary tale reflects if not magnifys the deeper, dark side of the human condition that comes from failure, frustration and depair. A fast read into a world not many of us dare to enter.

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Summary: THIS BOOK IS SCARY
Review: OK, I'm convinced: John Gilmore is a great writer. He writes like Jakcson Pollock paints. Everything dazzles and it all connects and bothers...you. He's a DISTURBING writer. No placating or reader-friendly pats on the back. From the very first sentence in this book, the reader is bounced through a smaller-scale Hieronymus Bosch nightmare, from twisted sex to dwarf-tossing, to sick, desperate desires from Beverly Hills to the sewers of Pairs. A strong stomach helps. So when is David Lynch making this into a movie?