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  2 of 2 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 3 stars

  “Sheer delicious nastiness from the decadent French aristocracy just before Le Revolution. I suppose beheading was too good for them, but oh, the clothes.”

  Tinky wrote this review Saturday, February 9 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “I've read this in German once and it was nice. Don't remember much. I do know the film of course so I'm hoping the English version is as good as the film.”

  N3v wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “I read this book without knowing anything about it. I could not turn the pages fast enough. It was one of the most exciting books and one of my favorites.”

  Jessica26 wrote this review Friday, March 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “I read it in French and I don't know if the English version translates it perfectly. It is a real gem. A 'Must See' are Valmont (with Colin Firth, Annette Bening and Meg Tilly) and Dangerous Liaisons (Les Liaisons dangereuses - 1988) with John Malkovich, Glenn Close and Uma Thurman. One complements the other; both are excellent.”

  opuslibris wrote this review Thursday, December 13 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Oh so much better than any movie. For anyone who loves reading other people's letters...tasty.”

  vemak wrote this review Friday, October 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “se intampla vre-o data sa fi curios in legatura cu scrisorile ce le vedeai in cutiile postale ale vecinilor?ei,bine, aceasta carte e formata numai din scrisori in care afli despre patimi, intrigi, planuri de razbunare, si toate formulate intr-o maniera eleganta, specifica inaltei societati franceze a secolului al 18-lea.merita tot efortul!”

  madelle wrote this review Thursday, October 4 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “This is an utterly gorgeous, swollen novel that explores calculating, cunning, cold-bloodedness with the same rapacious glee as its central characters.”

  sweetafton wrote this review Thursday, September 20 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Laclos wrote only one novel, and, man, is it a beaut. Rarely, anywhere, has evil been so skillfully portrayed. It is intentional, cold-blooded, calculating, soulless evil--the Marquis de Sade in more genteel company.
  
  This is the greatest epistolary novel of all time. Several movies and adaptations have been made of it. The one with John Malkovich and Glenn Close is good but not perfect. Valmont is another film version. Cruel Intentions is yet another. Seeing the movies will help you enjoy the book.
  
  This is a book that explores evil not to glorify it but to expose it for what it is.”

  Chesscoach wrote this review Friday, August 3 2007. ( reply | permalink )