- Paperback: 180 pages
- Publisher: Plume Books; Reprint edition (Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0452284805
- ISBN-13: 978-0452284807
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.5 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 51,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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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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5 of 5 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!
9 of 10 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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for something lightweight to read on a plane and discovered that it might be slim but it isn't slight! The classic whodunnit is given a modern edgy feel and the writing is cool, and delicious as sex; Frannie finds words both erotic and intriguing - much as I found her! It lingered in my mind long after reading the book, and I was delighted to find that Susanna Moore's first novel "My Old Sweetheart" was just as evocative and unsettling.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
In the Cut Doesn't Cut It
Susanna Moore wrote an exquisite murder/suspense/erotic novel, "In the Cut". Jane Campion directed an erratic movie. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2003 by prisrob
Chilling
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. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2000
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