This book is gross. Basically it is the memoirs of a dying pedophile. He takes you through the mindset of a man that loves pre-teen girls and what makes a desirable one. He marries a woman so he can be close to her daughter. He and his wife fight when she figures this out and she gets hit by a car and killed when she runs out of the house. All seems perfect for our hero, until the girl, now a teenager runs off and gets pregnant with someone else. He then spend big chunk of the book looking for her. Really was disturbing. I couldn't really get into this book and I only read through it to understand why it is so renowned.
I think it was very provocative and revolutionary from a stylistic point of view. The author showed no fear and made very graphic statements as if it were common place. I think this book fits into the category of books that are more talked about than read.
Am I glad I read it? No really. However, I am glad that when this book comes up I will at least know what people are talking about.
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