catherineisa's Reviews (1.27k)

 

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

   A wonderful and insightful look into the life and work of Radley Metzger. Interpolating his early life with the meaning and reasoning behind his works from the early erotic and later pornographic works.

I was interested in reading this book since I’d seen some of the works, such as Therese and Isabelle and knew only a little bit about the man himself. This book lays out his career, personal life and films in a simple but thorough manner. Very enjoyable. 

 

An interesting read! I loved the way the author described each setting and laid out the dialogue (even if some of the slang seemed too current especially in the beginning of the book) The dual perspective was nice, laying all the pieces of the story in place. The past and the present in different chapters. 

 

The characters were engaging and I was intrigued to see where they’d end up. The descriptions were very vivid and called everything in each scene to mind immediately. The two foremost characters had a very interesting dynamic. The relationship the main character has with her parents was also quite realistic. The characters were flawed but the way the author presents them is very believable and I’d be interested in reading another novel written by her.