Vathek

William Beckford
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Vathek

GiantPanda
5/13/2015
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It's age shows - barely readable nowadays.

The story of Caliph Vathek's descent to evil and to hell didn't really hold my interest at all (other books of the era did), it was predictable, mostly gruesome and not very entertaining for me. The only reason I might reread the book is for its value regarding the history of literature.

Not recommended.