Published : 1996 Format : Hardcover Pages : 278 Genre : Erotic thriller / Psychological drama

“And when we made love , first time together and oh , to watch Sophie undressing , breathless to see her , dark nipples and violin waist , so beautiful .”

Summary : A young couple , Jess (in between jobs) and Sophie (hair stylist) are a stubborn but happy couple . They spend their time playing a game , watching others and putting their own spin on those people’s lives , calling it the game . The couple are doing okay but then comes Lena . Lena befriends the couple quickly as she has a similar worldview except she refers to it as kink and she isn’t content just to imagine the change . Trouble starts brewing soon as they allow Lena to move in with them as tensions rise , worldviews change , and obsessions grow .

“you’re each other’s kink , right ? You see the world through each other , you use each other to change the world , make the world .”

Review : Let’s hit some of the positive notes . The prose is beautiful , the characters are believable , and the ideas presented are fun to play with . Now the negative … the story is told through Jess and he is a miserable pain in the ass . Would I recommend the book ? Yes , if you have the patience .

“Without Lena . I can be happy without you too if it comes to that , I can be ecstatic just all by myself . “

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7. Demon Seed by Dean Koontz
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1. Complicated – Avril Lavigne
2. 3 Sum – Mark Dohner
3. Violet – Savage Garden
4. Cold as Ice – Foreigner
5. Misery Business – Paramore
6. Dirty Diana – Michael Jackson
7. Obsession – Animotion
8. Animal – W.A.S.P.
9. Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
10. Devil Woman – Marty Robbins

Movies

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2. Wild Things (1998)
3. Orphan (2009)
4. Poison Ivy (1992)
5. Bound (1996)
6. Gone Girl (2014)
7. Mulholland Drive (2001)
8. Angel Heart (1987)
9. X (2022)
10. Rear Window (1954)