The Cutting Room
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1841954748 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this hidden city haunted by a host of vividly drawn characters, Rilke comes face to face with the dark desires and illicit urges that lurk behind even the most respectable facades.. When Rilke, a dissolute and promiscuous auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of seemingly violent photographs, he feels compelled to unearth more about the deceased owner who coveted them. What follows is a compulsive journey of discovery, decadence, and deviousness that leads Rilke into a dark underworld of transvestite clubs, seedy bars, and porn shops
Using his seamy contacts in the city-a pornographer, a girl who poses nude for eager "cameramen," a shady bookseller-he sets out on his peculiar odyssey, pausing from time to time for a quick and wordless sexual encounter, and becoming engaged along the way in a plot with the glamorous and world-weary Rose, who runs his auction house, to abscond with the proceeds of a highly profitable sale. This is one of those books, however, in which the journey is infinitely more beguiling than the destination. She is not good at action, however, and the actual climax, in which the mystery of McKindless's death is solved, is oddly muted and unconvincing. Rilke finds himself, to his surprise, engaged in trying to find out who the girl in the picture was, and
Skilled Storyteller, Slightly Stained Lynn Hoffman, author:Radiation Days: A Comedy "Oh purity: Is it still possible? Is it possible still to be pure again?"The question is asked by the poet Rainer Maria Rilke in oneof his letters, but it is also the theme of this book, whosehero in the antiques auctioneer known only as Rilke. Rilkeis a deeply flawed piece of work: he is not above misappropriatingmoney or goods entrusted to him in the line of work. Whencircumstances warrant, he's perfectly willing to conveysome drugs as a quid-pro-quo to a friend.And yet Rilke is ultimate. British crime fiction with explicit gay sexual content. This British debut novel is crime fiction with explicit gay sexual content. Rilke, the narrator, is an auctioneer who has been commissioned to sell the entire contents of a recently deceased man’s estate home. Rilke discovers a book collection of rare sexually oriented material, including the entire run from Olympia Press, publisher of Lolita, Naked Lunch, Tropic of Capricorn, et al. But it turns out the deceased was also a known pornographer and collector of arcane material, includi. Well Written & Engaging I am not a big fan of mystery novels, but I picked this gem up in a used bookstore based on the jacket raves. Once started, I could not put it down. Most of this has to do with the wonderful writing, much like a Joyce Carol Oates novel - I was mesmerized by the flow and choice of words, the character development and then finally the story. You can feel the dark, charged atmospheres in all scenes. The emotions described are raw and genuine. Parts of the book are even amusing. Usually I am b