I think it's pretty edgy even by modern standards, actually. It talks about things that just aren't normally discussed, including pretty explicit sex but also the sexual violence that mostly just passes under the radar.
But yeah, if it weren't witty and polished, it would have sunk without trace, just one more polemic about how sex is evil and society is going to the dogs. I don't want to imply that I regret reading it, it was worth reading, most certainly, it's just upset me quite a bit.
You're right, it's cool the way the letters are actually part of the plot and not just a framing device.
Miscellaneous. Eclectic. Random. Perhaps markedly literate, or at least suffering from the compulsion to read any text that presents itself, including cereal boxes.
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Date: 2006-03-24 03:11 pm (UTC)But yeah, if it weren't witty and polished, it would have sunk without trace, just one more polemic about how sex is evil and society is going to the dogs. I don't want to imply that I regret reading it, it was worth reading, most certainly, it's just upset me quite a bit.
You're right, it's cool the way the letters are actually part of the plot and not just a framing device.