Arthur Nersesian
Paperback | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 3.5 | 1315 Users | 38 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Suicide Casanova |
| ISBN: | 1888451661 (ISBN13: 9781888451665) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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“Sick, depraved, and heartbreaking—in other words, a great read, a great book. Suicide Casanova is erotic noir and Nersesian’s hard-boiled prose comes at you like a jailhouse confession.”—Jonathan Ames, author of The Extra Man
Arthur Nersesian is the bestselling cult author of The Fuck-Up, Chinese Takeout, Manhattan Is a Loverboy and dogrun. The former managing editor of the Portable Lower East Side, he currently lives in New York City.
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| Title | : | Suicide Casanova |
| Author | : | Arthur Nersesian |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2004 by Akashic Books (first published 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Sexuality. Contemporary |
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Ratings: 3.5 From 1315 Users | 38 ReviewsComment On Regarding Books Suicide Casanova
I don't think this book was brilliant or anything, but it was definitely entertaining and provided a good distraction when I needed a break from academic reading. It's very gritty, which I almost always enjoy in a bok.What made this book most fascinating was how the author develops his characters. Nersesian is skillful at exploiting a wide range of emotions from his readers to turn against or root for the main characters at his will. A satisfying and quick read, the story explores some taboo subjects, e.g. the adult industry and the underground BDSM scene, which are surprisingly enveloped in themes both light and dark. The one I found to be most profound was the omnipresence of loneliness in a city teeming
Protagonist was wholly unsympathetic. He did one generous thing by letting Jeanie stay with him to get on her feet, but he didn't seem to have to sacrifice much to do it. Everything else he does is selfish and hurts others.I didn't feel his fall - my opinion of a successful life is apparently different than making a lot of money as a partner.Prose is fine, but at times too fancy. This isn't a book that inspires me to work to get obscure references.It took me years to actually finish this book.
Sordid. Grimy. Dark. Sad. Funny. Heartbreaking. Tragic. Those are some of the words that came to mind when I thought about writing this review. This is a VERY GOOD novel about very crappy people in a crappy environment and crappier situations. Nersesian writes really well, with skill and with a lot of humor and heart. Obsession, love and perversion are the major running themes throughout. This novel seems to be the embodiment of New York in the 1980s and reminded me a lot of Lolita... 5/5
If you felt like the resolution to "The Fuck-Up" was an anticlimactic let-down, you definitely won't be deflated by Nersesian's twist of events in "Suicide Cassanova." Perhaps the most visually-stimulating, thought-provoking and eloquently crafted novels I've ever read. The finale will leave you staring ahead off into space for a few minutes when you're finished. Nersesian brings it hard, fast, heavy & lets it 'all' hang out in this one. One of the finest word-sharps of his generation. He'll
Arthur Nersesian is amazing, he's my hero.
I just hated the main character of this book. Snivelling, obsessive, unhealthy in all the wrong ways. Yet, you want to follow the train wreck of this guys life as he destroys the lives of everyone around him by some sick impulse, and then tries to cowardly escape the consequences. Again, this was a really "fun" read.
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