EROTOMANIA – A Romance

Francis Levy

January 2009

AS AN AVID BOOK READER I can typically stomach a wide variety of authorship styles, storylines and an occasional annoying character or two, but the time I just subjected myself to reading Erotomania: A Romance will never return to me.

The premise of this novel by Francis Levy is the main character's uncontrollable sexual quest to have 24 hour access to his hot random fuck future girlfriend, who had the appearance of a choir boy. Unfortunately the reader is stuck in the first sixty pages of ambiguous self revelation that seemed more like the author whining because he was horny. Potentially while he was in college he had a one night stand with a woman that he modeled his lead female character after, thus resulting in sixty pages of half philosophical compositions and half ape trapped in a cage with a hard on, all over a woman whom he couldn't get enough fucking pussy from.

I enjoy a graphic verbal reenactment of sexual desire with or without flowery prose but come on already! This first person narrative couldn't make up his fucking mind as to what he wanted from his muse. I started losing my appetite when they had a sexual escapade in the Golden Cock where they allowed on-lookers to watch golden showers and mindless fucking on dirty bathroom floors. Next the main character moves in with her only for both of them to be thrown out due to their sexual escapades day and night in a waterbed leaving floorboards broken, therefore they move into a nuclear bomb bunker. During the next several pages I wasn't sure if I wanted Chinese food or sex! But I lost all appetite when his muse shoved an egg roll up her vagina to experience an ultimate eating out orgasm. All the while the delivery guy would jack off while peeking in the window.

I couldn't believe it when the main character decides they needed couples therapy after his muse has a new found fascination with fucking in the modern impressionist exhibits in the local museum. Finally the therapists cures their insatiable appetite for sex only to be replaced with alcoholism and over eating. Unfortunately the characters love for each other didn't correspond into activities to do together. He became actively involved in AA and she gained 200+ pounds. He would clean up after her gluttonous behavior knowing he loved her but always convincing himself he loved her. Ending the damn story with well this is what you do for love kind of attitude.

Fuck that! Seriously self-destructive behavior written in a vocabulary that at times was that of a psychologist only to transform to that of a sixth grader. The whinny characters makes your eyes want to bleed.

If you are into self punishment or desire to be humiliated, this book may be right up your alley. If you are a neo-Victorian and sexual conservative, then steer clear! Mostly if you are someone who hates butchered English language, voice shifting, whinny characters, unclear timeline, who doesn't want the feeling of slitting your wrists multiple times while reading a book, then stay away from it.

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