Justine Author:Alice Thompson A challenging, chilling postmodern novel that explores the ill-defined margins between imagination and reality, sanity and madness. This story of seductive decadence plays on the Marquis de Sade's work of the same name. It chronicles one man's obsession with beauty and his journey, through the darkest recesses of the mind, in its pursuit. An un... more »named compulsive art collector becomes fascinated by a woman's portrait, one marked with a simple plaque that reads "Justine." Searching London for the object of his desire, he finds two women: Justine, a chiseled beauty, and her identical twin, Juliette. Rich in literary allusion, full of twists and turns, Justine, will appeal to readers looking for a challenge and a thrill.« less
Interesting plot, somewhat confusing, but most comes together by the last page. Though, just as any book regarding the Marquis, it leaves you asking: what next?