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100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed (Black Cat Series) (original 2003; edition 2004)

by Melissa P., Lawrence Venuti (Translator)

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One very hot Italian summer, a young woman sits alone in her bedroom and writes in her diary: 'I want love. I want to feel my heart melt. I want to sink into a river of passion.' As the summer unfolds, she follows her desires wherever they lead her, often into the arms of men who set her world on fire. She is thrilled to discover the sexual power she wields. And yet, will any of these passionate encounters lead to the love she longs for?… (more)
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Title:100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed (Black Cat Series)
Authors:Melissa P.
Other authors:Lawrence Venuti (Translator)
Info:Grove Press, Black Cat (2004), Paperback, 176 pages
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One Hundred Strokes of the Brush before Bed by Melissa P. (2003)

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Un menos que mediocre libro con una efectista y efectiva campaña de marketing. ( )
  Marlobo | Dec 24, 2022 |
Beh, ci sarebbero MOLTE cose da dire, ma dirò solamente che l'ho letto quando avevo 17/18 anni e l'ho considerato un libro umoristico.. è decisamente uno dei libri che non riprenderò più in mano. ( )
  XSassyPants | Jun 11, 2022 |
Libros que me avergüenzo de haber leído, capítulo I. ( )
  little_raven | Jun 1, 2020 |
I found this ok to read, but not as candy-flossy as I'd expected. Not really candy-flossy at all, actually. Its supposedly the diary of a real teenage girl from Italy who goes through a period of sleeping with lots of different people, not in the best situations, because she's got a strange view of herself, relationships & the need to be loved. I say its supposed to be the diary of a real girl, because I'm not entirely convinced. I don't know of anyone who wrote or thought that way between the ages of 14-16, or could write such detailed accounts in a diary. The situations seemed a little too staged, & all the people she retells conversations with all seem to speak in the same way she does. There is probably a grain of truth behind it all, but to me it is a fictionalised account to a greater extent than is implied. But that doesn't detract from the book at all. The writing is really very good, even if she does have a tendency to string too many adjectives together. The sleazy content of it isn't used as a quick way to grab attention, because the writing & thoughts that come with the situations are educated & insightful. Its not a book I'd read again, but it was a good read for the little effort it took to get through. ( )
  SadieBabie | Jun 23, 2018 |
Quando ancora mi facevo abbagliare dalla pubblicità! ( )
  cloentrelibros | Aug 23, 2016 |
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"The peek into Melissa's liaisons holds an interest more prurient than literary. While the book has immediacy, its lack of insight -- something one hopes for in the whispered intimacy of a diary -- makes it predictable and even tiresome. If one trusts the reports that women hit their sexual peak in their 30's, Panarello has time to live as deeply as she desires -- and to sharpen her writing skills in the off hours."
added by Jcqs | editNew York Times, Lenora Todaro (Nov 7, 2004)
 

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One very hot Italian summer, a young woman sits alone in her bedroom and writes in her diary: 'I want love. I want to feel my heart melt. I want to sink into a river of passion.' As the summer unfolds, she follows her desires wherever they lead her, often into the arms of men who set her world on fire. She is thrilled to discover the sexual power she wields. And yet, will any of these passionate encounters lead to the love she longs for?

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No inverno europeu de 2002, longe dos olhos da mãe e do pai, a jovem italiana Melissa Panarello começou a escrever um diário em que relatava, sem pudores e meias palavras, as precoces e variadas experiências sexuais vividas por uma colegial entre os 15 e os 16 anos. A história de Melissa começa quando ela perde a virgindade aos 15 anos de idade. A descoberta de um mundo novo e diferente, o desejo de amar e se sentir amada e a ilusão de encontrar este sentimento através do sexo. É esse o ponto de partida para um relato que mistura de forma provocadora ficção e realidade, num vasto e surpreendente rito de iniciação sexual. Durante dois anos a protagonista do livro experimenta as mais diferentes práticas sexuais, como se desejasse, através delas, transcender o corpo. Sexo grupal com desconhecidos, orgias regadas a drogas, sadomasoquismo, homossexualismo: nada detém sua curiosidade, mas seu prazer é tingido de repulsa e insegurança. Em sua busca desenfreada, Melissa acaba caindo em um túnel escuro de humilhação e dor, onde se arrisca a perder para sempre aquilo que tem de mais precioso: ela mesma. Antes de dormir, Melissa escova cem vezes os longos cabelos, num ritual de purificação quase infantil que constitui, para o leitor, o único lembrete de que se trata, afinal, de uma menina.
Um dos motivos que transformaram "Cem Escovadas Antes de Ir para a Cama" em sensação literária foi a tênue fronteira entre autora e personagem. Além de compartilhar com sua protagonista o nome, Melissa, a jovem autora afirma ter vivido todas as experiências narradas, trocando apenas nomes e datas. Características que fazem de seu relato uma visão da adolescência em um país onde o sexo ainda é cercado de tabus, e um retrato revelador da sexualidade neste começo do século 21.
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