120 Days of Sodom

Marquis de Sade

Feb 2013 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade relates the story of four wealthy men who enslave 24 mostly teenaged victims and sexually torture them while listening to stories told by old prostitutes. The book was written while Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille and the manuscript was lost during the storming of the Bastille. Sade wrote that he "wept tears of blood" over the manuscript's loss. Many consider this to be Sade crowing acheivement.

Ratings and reviews

Vile and horrid. If you can finish this book you need to really consider your own morality and why this is ok with you. I am against book banning but if there ever was a book worthy of it - it would be this one. Deserves a -100 rating no matter how "well" it's written.

It's merely a book of disgusting and extreme sadistic acts. If one can stomach it then it would be worth your time. However if you're not familiar with Sade's work or time period don't bother. It will not sit with you well. Otherwise just use caution of what you will read.

I'm glad I read this book, but it was the worst book I've ever read. It was the most disgusting, traumatic book I've read. I was happy that he didn't finish writing the end to this book because it was hard enough getting through what was written. It is definitely not for the faint of heart... I'm still a little traumatized when I think about it.