The Venus Complex

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A man rises out of an abyss of frustration and rage and creates works of art out of destruction, goddesses out of mere dental hygienists and beauty out of death It s also about the sickness and obsession that is LOVE Enter into Michael s world through the pages of his personal journal, where every diseased thought, disturbing dream, politically incorrect rant and sexually explicit murder highlights his journey from zero to psycho. Best Read The Venus Complex By Barbie Wilde For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The Venus Complex is a provocative journey into a psychopathic consciousness that is one of the most gripping and disturbing mind trips I ve read Told in a journal entry style first person narration, the first time we meet Michael Friday is the recounting of his wife s death in a car accident His wife was cheating on him, his accusation and her reaction bring about a clean definitive snap of his mind, from normal to implacable killer and here lies the beginning of a jaunt that nibbles the edge The Venus Complex is a provocative journey into a psychopathic consciousness that is one of the most gripping and disturbing mind trips I ve read Told in a journal entry style first person narration, the first time we meet Michael Friday is the recounting of his wife s death in a c...I really like the cover art of this book It s creative and edgy looking, bordering on the abstract That s what I expected the book to be like Personally, I was disappointed The story is told through journal entries of a man who allows his obsessions and his fantasies to become reality The details are graphic, sexual and violent, but they are also carefully controlled I didn t feel as if I was looking through the eyes of a madman Instead, I clinically observed the thoughts of a rational ma I really like the cover art of this book It s creative and edgy looking, bordering on the abstract That s what I expected the book to be like Personally, I was disappointed The story is told through journal entries of a man who allows his obsessions and his fantasies to become reality The de...Perhaps 4 1 2 stars.Michael Friday the narrator of this book, a wanna be serial killer, a college professor, a complete sicko, of Barbie Wilde s first novel The Venus Complex is clever enough to research the history of serial killers and where they went wrong available at a library or book store near you prior to embarking on his new venture of a killing spree a well planned out killing spree.Michael Friday as part of his grieving process and rehabilitation after his beautiful wife s untimel Perhaps 4 1 2 stars.Michael Friday the narrator of t...This has been on my tbr for a while, solely based on the Daniele Serra cover art alone Then I saw a review from my GR friend Paul and progress status from Charlene for Voices of the Damned which is the new story collection from Barbie coming out later this year, I believe That lit a wee fire under me to finally check out this one out and I m glad I did.The Venus Complex is the story of Professor Michael Friday, told in first person narrative thru the entries in his personal journal Kind o This has been on my tbr for a while, solely based on the Daniele Serra cover art alone Then I saw a review from ...It is beautifully written,and cynical in a nasty way,but much too graphic for me,though I like her choice of words It depicts a dark,sexual world imagined by a crazy pervert from beginning to end.Some good and very effective elements in this one, but ultimately unsatisfying.American Psycho Well, that was unavoidable, so I thought I d just get it out of the way at once Michael Friday is a not all the way convincing art professor that wrecks his car to off his cheating wife, a plan that works great After his own lengthy rehabilitation well, it didn t work great great his murderous and sexual urges becomes stronger and stronger and he ultimately acts out on them Written in journal d Some good and very effective elements in this one, but ultimately unsatisfying.American Psycho Well, that was unavoidable, so I thought I d just get it out of the way at once Michael Friday is a not all the way convincing art professor that wrecks his car to off his cheating wife, a plan that works great After his own lengthy rehabilitation well, it didn t work great great his murderous and sex...This novel is a winner Barbie Wilde has a huge talent to build up a masculin protagonist from his insides As a reader I felt forced in a good way to empathize with the killer Michael Friday in a disturbing dexterian way The novel seems well researched and has a very interesting erotic approach that reminded me to the cenobite imagery You ll definetely enjoy it if you liked American Psycho The Venus Complex is catchy and a real pageturner I d love to readBarbie Wilde s works soo This novel is a winner Barbie Wilde has a huge talent to build up a masculin protagonist from his insides As a reader I felt forced in a good way to empathize with the killer Michael Friday in a disturbing dexterian way The novel seems well resear...I heard about this book on Twitter Someone mentioned that it was written by the female cenobite, so of course I had to check it out Michael Friday is one sick puppy After a car accident that kills his wife which he causes because he finds out she is cheating on him he survives, and months of rehabilitation later he goes home But his life is not a comfortable place to be He s constantly bored and spends too much time alone He becomes addicted to trashy TV even though he despises it And I heard about this book on Twitter Someone mentioned that it was written by the female cenobite, so of course I had to check it out Michael Friday is one sick puppy After a car accident that kills his wife which he causes because he finds out she is cheating on him he survives, and months of rehabilitation later he goes home But his life is not a comfortable place to be He s constantly bored and spends too much time alone He becomes addicted to trashy TV even though he despises it And it s not until he has a very vivid dream about a dead girl that he realises what it is that s missing from his life.So he starts on a horrible and disgusting path of chasing the high he can only capture while killing someone But that...First impressions now I ve completed this book in record time if I had to be murdered by any serial killer at all, then this is the guy that I d pick More sensual than Dexter, less punchable than Patrick Bateman, this is a romp with a very purposeful, very smart and utterly irredeemable monster But the emphasis ison sex than torture,...I have an undying appreciation for stories that are creatively unpleasant, and this is easily one of the most creatively unpleasant things I ve ever read The back cover compares it to American Psycho, which made me scoff and roll my eyes before my reading commenced Now that I ve ingested the whole thing, though, it s actually a very astute comparison I don t think I ve ever read a book this wholeheartedly dedicated to exploring such a thoroughly repulsive and irredeemable character since Amer I have an undying appreciation for stories that are creatively unpleasant, and this is easily one of the most creatively unpleasant things I ve ever read The back cover compares it to American Psycho, which made me scoff and roll my eyes before my reading commenced Now that I ve ingested the whole thing, though, it s actually a very astute comparison I don t think I ve ever read a book this wholehe...

The Venus Complex
  • English
  • 26 May 2018
  • Paperback
  • 232 pages
  • 1936964449
  • Barbie Wilde
  • The Venus Complex