A review by senoyreve
The Sluts by Dennis Cooper

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

the sluts is a book about parasociality and the dehumanization of mythologizing, and how the internet acts a catalyst. Brad is a hustler who quickly becomes a character in the lives of the users of this escort review site. in becoming a character, the users of the site want to kill him as part of the fantasy. the sluts first acts as a critque of the way that people treat sex workers, but as the narrative advances, we slowly see the users of the site seek out to ruin the real Brad. in the end it doesn't matter that brad is thad or a fiction or whatever many of the people wanted to be with the idea of brad, the myth of brad and part of a larger story. sometimes when something becomes an urban myth, the people involved become myths and not humans.