Friday, August 2, 2013

Tampa by Alissa Nutting

Wow.   Ok.  So.   Uh.   Ick.   - -  Remember  50 Shades of Grey?  If you were at all offended by that one, don't get NEAR this book.  26 year old female sexual predator of 14 year old boys.

If you are able to get past your revulsion of the main character, the author does an excellent job getting us into the mind of a sociopath, who cares nothing - and I mean nothing - about anyone but herself.  Every single move of her life is calculated to provide the best possible result.  Cunning, in a constant state of sexual desire, & armed with anti-aging creams and lacy underwear, she repeatedly takes you beyond unimaginable boundaries.  You think she can't possibly do anything worse, then she proves you wrong.

I can't help thinking that if the genders were reversed, this book would  NEVER have had a chance of being published (a stinging indictment of our culture). Controversial & shockingly graphic. I felt a sticky creepy need to shower when I was finished.

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