Yes, I've read Susanna Moore's "In the Cut," but it's been
more than
three years. Mark might be right that it tried too hard to be
shocking;
I can recall only the sexual elements of the novel, now. For
what it's
worth, in my review then, I wrote that the book "is as much
about signs
and language as it is about sex and murder. . . . Moore
deftly weaves
together her narrator's pre-novel personal life, her sexual
fantasies,
her encounters with (NYPD detective) Malloy and entries from
her
dictionary of New York slang. ''In the Cut'' is not for
faint-hearted
readers; the steamy sex of the novel almost obscures the
murder plot,
but Moore pulls off a shocking ending that is both satisfying
and
ironic."
As you can tell, I enjoyed the novel for several reasons, but
even then
had the same reservations as Mark. Still recommended, though,
as a quick
read.
Andy
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