A very beautifully layered novel that
one can almost taste the narrative. Considering it deals with
cannibalism among other things this may not be your type of flavor -
but it is an essential read by one of the great English language
writers alive. What strikes me about the novel for me personally is
the jaded aristocratic voice that runs through it. All of Dennis
Cooper's novels have a strong visual sense - and usually with the
minimal language. "The Marbled Swarm" is different because
the text is so dense and beautifully spread out - that its just a joy
to go over the sentences over and over again. It has its own music,
and the images that come from the "music" is both funny and
highly poetic.
A lot of people will probably react to
the violence and sex, but to me in the hands of M. Cooper its a
beautiful instrument that plays a haunting melody. In about six
months i am going to re-read this book - not only for the pleasure of
the text, but also to dig into the narrative that is as twisted as
the secret tunnels that are featured in this novel.
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