A stunning, erotic thriller by the bestselling author of Whiteness of Bones. Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, a self-determined woman living in New York City--as if to test the limits of her own safety--propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison. Soon she grows increasingly wary about the motives of every man with whom she has contact--and about her own.
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"Brilliant. A beautifully crafted story of obsession, sex, violation...climaxing in one of the most authentically shocking endings in recent fiction."
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Pacy and erotic thriller
Frannie is good-looking, divorced, living alone in New York. She likes being on her own just as much as she likes sex, and she is not afraid to take risks. Then one night she surprises a handsome man with a red-headed woman in the basement of a bar. When the woman is found dead in Frannie's neighbourhood, her private but unsheltered life is overwhelmed with dark suspicions and even darker desires... "A ferociously uninhibited erotic thriller!" New York Times; "Moore has created a striking and memorable heroine: intelligent, brave, watchful and sexually adventurous...a brilliant, pacy, intense, erotic thriller, packed with beautifully observed detail, humming with melancholy" Independent; "Taps into the deep well of female obsession...builds up an atmosphere of thick sexual tension and arranges for its explosive release" New Yorker; "A compulsive page-turner" Guardian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Frannie is good-looking, divorced, living alone in New York. She likes being on her own just as much as she likes sex, and she is not afraid to take risks. Then one night she surprises a handsome man with a red-headed woman in the basement of a bar. When the woman is found dead in Frannie's neighbourhood, her private but unsheltered life is overwhelmed with dark suspicions and even darker desires... "A ferociously uninhibited erotic thriller!" New York Times; "Moore has created a striking and memorable heroine: intelligent, brave, watchful and sexually adventurous...a brilliant, pacy, intense, erotic thriller, packed with beautifully observed detail, humming with melancholy" Independent; "Taps into the deep well of female obsession...builds up an atmosphere of thick sexual tension and arranges for its explosive release" New Yorker; "A compulsive page-turner" Guardian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I decided to read this book after being intrigued by the film starring Meg Ryan. I didnt want to see the film as these so-called 'erotic-thrillers' are always hugely rubbish when transferred to film. Some things are best left inside your head, in the realms of the imagination- and this book is definitely one of those instances.
The relationship Frannie develops with Mallory is like an unemotional, sexual car wreck - they dont seem to care about each other and are just driven headlong at each other by lust. This controlling nature that Mallory displays, whilst seemingly not ever attaching himself to anyone is compelling and really fuels the story.
Moore says all that women think about sex, sexual encounters, and power but that women never say out loud. Her style of writing and lack of chapters, obvious plot breaks and lack of detailed explanations for things leave the reader as heady, lost, and driven as Frannie. For the first time I really saw and understood a main characters flaws, motivations, and desires.
An excellent book - hell, I may even watch the film!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Susanna Moore's in the cut is an amazing read, appropriating the American Thriller genre while critiquing US society. She depicts a world in which violence, silence and sexual oppression are part of women's everyday lives through Frannie's eyes, an academic who accompanies these injustices with poignant comments on semantic derogation and the way women are locked out of language.
The novels ending (changed for the film) is the real clencher of this book. Shocking, disturbing and powerfully poetic, it leaves you stunned and wanting more.
The novels ending (changed for the film) is the real clencher of this book. Shocking, disturbing and powerfully poetic, it leaves you stunned and wanting more.
Moore does not provide her readers with definitive solutions, but instigates the stirrings of a political unrest aimed to induce a committed endeavour to secure sexual equality in an era in which political complacency has taken hold.
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It is some time since I read this novel and it interests me to find, when reading the synopsis, that I do not really remember any of the erotic passages. What stays with me is the ending. Of course, I'm not going to give it away, suffice to say that I began this novel expecting a run-of-the-mill thriller which was attempting to have a feminist slant and came away feeling rather disturbed! It's well worth having a look at this one.
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Not bad, not great.
Reading previous reviews I was led to believe this would be shocking, or over the the top. It is none of these things, but the protagonist is an interesting character, and it's not... Read more
Published 4 months ago by dblvkrb
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A certain tattoo on his wrist
Whew! Steamy doesn't even begin to describe this dark murder thriller which is replete with the sexual encounters of a lonely teacher and a promiscuous cop in New York. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2009 by Eileen Shaw
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In the cut sent by heavytail
I received the item exactly 2 weeks and 1 day after I made the order. The book was in better condition than I expected. Very satisfied
Published on 28 Mar 2008 by sunnysideup
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Powerful, Elegant, Disturbing.
Moore's In The Cut is a brilliant book. In fairness, Jane Campion did the very best she could adapting the novel for film, attempting to capture the nihilsm and rawness of Moore's... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2004
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Too raw to stomach
"In The Cut" has been described as erotic - there is a fine line between erotica and basic pornography which I feel Moore crosses. Be warned: it may be too explicit for some. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2004 by littlepig littlepig
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Breathtaking potential
Susanna Moore's in the cut is an amazing read, appropriating the American Thriller genre while critiquing US society. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2004 by A. G. Gibbons
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The book tells more.
The film has some beautiful images, but does not go beyond an ordinary mystery or a story of love. The book has far better ending for what it is about to tell. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2004
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Sexy and compelling
I bought this book for something lightweight to read on a plane and discovered that it might be slim but it isn't slight! Read more
Published on 4 April 2001
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