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Frisk: A Novel (Cooper, Dennis) Kindle Edition
When Dennis is thirteen, he sees a series of photographs of a boy apparently unimaginably mutilated. Dennis is not shocked but stunned by their mystery and their power; their glimpse at the reality of death. Some years later, Dennis meets the boy who posed for the photographs. He did it for love.
Surrounded by images of violence, the celebrity of horror, news of disease, a wasteland of sex, Dennis flies to Europe, having discovered some clues about the photographs: “I see these criminals on the news who’ve killed someone methodically, and they’re free. They know something amazing. You can just tell.” An isolated windmill in Holland provides the perfect setting for Dennis to find out more about bodies—of which there are many—and what is inside them.
In Frisk, as in the award-winning Closer, Dennis Cooper explores the limits of our knowledge and the dividing line between the body and the spirit. Frisk is a novel about the power of fantasy and faith, about the ecstasy and horror of being human.
“A significant work of fiction. Cooper . . . wants to lead us into the wormy heart of the murderous impulse.” —Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours
“Destined to classic status.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Dennis Cooper, a disturbing and transcendent artist, enters the mind of a killer and comes out with genuine revelation.” —Michael Silverblatt, host of Bookworm
“An electrifying study in carnage.” —The Sunday Times
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherGrove Press
- Publication dateDecember 1, 2007
- File size3846 KB
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Product details
- ASIN : B008V43M48
- Publisher : Grove Press; 1st Evergreen Ed edition (December 1, 2007)
- Publication date : December 1, 2007
- Language : English
- File size : 3846 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 148 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #514,631 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #415 in LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #4,084 in Contemporary Literary Fiction
- #5,114 in Psychological Fiction (Books)
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One review described the voice as "immature." I disagree, although it is exceedingly "punk" and some parts are too blunt and straightforward (and no, I'm not referring to the gore). This novel is extremely complex--a fact of which I was not convinced until I read that rather predictable ending. But, I feel as though there could have been so much beauty in this. So much more artistry. Cooper really could have brought out the pain and the anguish of the protagonist. Where was Dennis's suffering? Where was his torment? Is it reflected in the torment he inflicts upon his victims? I want a more personal acquaintance with Dennis--more depth and darkness--and Cooper fell short on that for me.
Let me be clear: I don't mind books that are distasteful, or even deplorable. That's not what I dislike about the book.
The writing is pretty poor most of the time. The metaphors are often silly, the punctuation is inconsistent, it is repetitive, and it pretty much just reads like someone had to write a book in an afternoon. It's a lengthy description of various character's anuses, using the most unflattering language possible.
My biggest complaint, however, is the absolute implausibility of the characters. It portrays every single one of them at worst, murder-enablers, and at best, complete degenerates. They all provide the same apathetic reaction to the main character's heinous fantasies, and their names are essentially interchangeable. They're all soulless and sexually depraved, and they have no distinguishing characteristics beyond appearance (if that).
The only redeeming factors are some of Dennis' attempts to justify his dark sexual urges, and the implied meta-humor. Still not worth the read. I've seen this book called "Gay American Psycho," except American Psycho is actually good.
Two stars. Maybe two-and-a-quarter, because it isn't the worst thing I have ever read. You've really gotta be pretentious to see some sort of grand existential message in this.
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Written in a style reminiscent of "A Clockwork Orange" but with an entirely different theme. But I won't give it away. Read it.