These Violent Delights
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- Author：Micah Nemerever
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Summary
When Paul and Julian meet as university freshmen in early 1970s Pittsburgh， they are immediately drawn to one another。 A talented artist， Paul is sensitive and agonizingly insecure， incomprehensible to his working-class family， and desolate with grief over his father’s recent death。
Paul sees the wealthy， effortlessly charming Julian as his sole intellectual equal—an ally against the conventional world he finds so suffocating。 He idolizes his friend for his magnetic confidence。 But as charismatic as he can choose to be， Julian is also volatile and capriciously cruel。 And admiration isn’t the same as trust。
As their friendship spirals into an all-consuming intimacy， Paul is desperate to protect their precarious bond， even as it becomes clear that pressures from the outside world are nothing compared with the brutality they are capable of inflicting on one another。 Separation is out of the question。 But as their orbit compresses and their grip on one another tightens， they are drawn to an act of irrevocable violence that will force the young men to confront a shattering truth at the core of their relationship。
Exquisitely plotted， unfolding with a propulsive ferocity， These Violent Delights is a novel of escalating dread and an excavation of the unsettling depths of human desire。
The Secret History meets Call Me by Your Name in Micah Nemerever's compulsively readable debut novel—a feverishly taut Hitchcockian story about two college students， each with his own troubled past， whose escalating obsession with one another leads to an act of unspeakable violence。
Paul sees the wealthy， effortlessly charming Julian as his sole intellectual equal—an ally against the conventional world he finds so suffocating。 He idolizes his friend for his magnetic confidence。 But as charismatic as he can choose to be， Julian is also volatile and capriciously cruel。 And admiration isn’t the same as trust。
As their friendship spirals into an all-consuming intimacy， Paul is desperate to protect their precarious bond， even as it becomes clear that pressures from the outside world are nothing compared with the brutality they are capable of inflicting on one another。 Separation is out of the question。 But as their orbit compresses and their grip on one another tightens， they are drawn to an act of irrevocable violence that will force the young men to confront a shattering truth at the core of their relationship。
Exquisitely plotted， unfolding with a propulsive ferocity， These Violent Delights is a novel of escalating dread and an excavation of the unsettling depths of human desire。
The Secret History meets Call Me by Your Name in Micah Nemerever's compulsively readable debut novel—a feverishly taut Hitchcockian story about two college students， each with his own troubled past， whose escalating obsession with one another leads to an act of unspeakable violence。
Reviews
Becs
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I am in pain
grace
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What a lonely， dreary thing it is to know the truth。 What a relief it is that now neither of us has to be alone in knowing。He would have done anything， anything at all， if it meant Julian would look at him this way a moment longer。 The green of his eyes， like white winter light vectored through the crest of a wave; the ravenous grasping for evidence that Paul loved him， and the relief and terror at finding it。 Anything， so long as Julian yearned for something Paul could give him。 He would never What a lonely， dreary thing it is to know the truth。 What a relief it is that now neither of us has to be alone in knowing。He would have done anything， anything at all， if it meant Julian would look at him this way a moment longer。 The green of his eyes， like white winter light vectored through the crest of a wave; the ravenous grasping for evidence that Paul loved him， and the relief and terror at finding it。 Anything， so long as Julian yearned for something Paul could give him。 He would never hesitate。 。。。more
Alicia
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These Violent Delights was absolutely twisted and gutting。 Micah Nemerever’s writing was flawless and well-crafted; my conceptions of Paul and Julian changed throughout the book in such a subtle way that it took me a while to notice。 They were obsessive and cruel， and although I desperately wanted them to separate or get caught - I also guiltily was rooting for them to a degree。
sid ♡（˃͈ દ ˂͈ ༶ ）
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this book is one of the most beautiful and painful books i've ever read。 i cried so hard at the end and ugh i don't think i've thoroughly annotated a book as much before as i've done this。 i can't even wait to reread and find everything i've missed。 it hurt so good。 i don't care for spoiler reviews so all i'll say is you follow two teen boys who want to love so bad that it turns into a whole other beast。 crime， love， and pain all tied up in pretty bow！ It's beautifully written， and I can't wait this book is one of the most beautiful and painful books i've ever read。 i cried so hard at the end and ugh i don't think i've thoroughly annotated a book as much before as i've done this。 i can't even wait to reread and find everything i've missed。 it hurt so good。 i don't care for spoiler reviews so all i'll say is you follow two teen boys who want to love so bad that it turns into a whole other beast。 crime， love， and pain all tied up in pretty bow！ It's beautifully written， and I can't wait for Nemerever's future works。"Of course they would promise each other everything。 Of course eternity would yield to them once they'd earned it。" 。。。more
athens
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book ruined me in all the good and bad ways。 It was so messed up I'm obsessed。 I don't know how will move on。 Bye This book ruined me in all the good and bad ways。 It was so messed up I'm obsessed。 I don't know how will move on。 Bye 。。。more
Mills College Library
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Fiction N4336t 2020
Dylan Finsted
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Beautifully crafted story of love and the hardship of caring for a relationship that was doomed from the start。 The language Nemerever uses puts you in such a trance that it is difficult to stop reading once you’ve started。 So incredibly good， one of my new favorites :）
dummy
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wtf bro
Isabella Parkhurst
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My mind。。 my heart。。 my soul。。 my sanity。。 THIS BOOK。
Tiarrah
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“But when they were alone， he could promise himself that he and Julian were each other’s birthright， and that the only unnatural thing was the fact that their blood was divided between two bodies。”Paul and Julian’s rage， loneliness， ugliness， and desperate desire to matter and be needed rendered them impossibly real to me。 The intricacies of their relationship with each other， their sweet moments， the ways in which they hurt each other （deliberately or accidentally） made me feel like they are pe “But when they were alone， he could promise himself that he and Julian were each other’s birthright， and that the only unnatural thing was the fact that their blood was divided between two bodies。”Paul and Julian’s rage， loneliness， ugliness， and desperate desire to matter and be needed rendered them impossibly real to me。 The intricacies of their relationship with each other， their sweet moments， the ways in which they hurt each other （deliberately or accidentally） made me feel like they are people that actually exist。 Every character in this book is complex， real， and vibrant。 “These Violent Delights” is about the terrifying power of loneliness， codependent love， and unmanageable anger in young people。 It’s romantic and scary and anxiety inducing all at once。 Every line in this book is crafted so carefully that I have dozens of pictures of the pages in my phone now， so I can remember some of the most poignant lines。 I can’t say I’ve ever read a book that engrossed me so completely: I feel that I can’t read any other book now that I’ve finished this one。 “These Violent Delights” is definitely my new number one favorite and it’s going to haunt me for a long long time。 。。。more
vee！！！
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I feel。 fucking insane。 i feel like my brains being rewired。 i haven’t read a book in so long that’s left me feeling … so？ blank？ like。 i’m just gormless rn。they’re both insanely， terrifyingly disturbed people， so i’d be careful if ur not in a good headspace， because it really， really 。。 it’s unsettling。 i was very fuckin unsettled。the ending？ confused but distraught but also like。 i’m still giving this five stars though i wish the ending would’ve been？ clearer？ or different。 it doesn’t seem RIG I feel。 fucking insane。 i feel like my brains being rewired。 i haven’t read a book in so long that’s left me feeling … so？ blank？ like。 i’m just gormless rn。they’re both insanely， terrifyingly disturbed people， so i’d be careful if ur not in a good headspace， because it really， really 。。 it’s unsettling。 i was very fuckin unsettled。the ending？ confused but distraught but also like。 i’m still giving this five stars though i wish the ending would’ve been？ clearer？ or different。 it doesn’t seem RIGHT for such a cataclysmic couple to have something so simple as。。 they never see one another again。 idk？ does that make sense？fav quotes:“Paul remembered something he’d read in his art history class last semester， about how the Japanese believed there was something poignant and endearing about asymmetry。”yeah i want this tattooed“Paul wasn’t sure he would ever grow used to it—this precipitous thrill of being seen and known and understood。”“Beautiful things are supposed to hurt。”“Paul was almost relieved to feel the sting。 It meant Julian saw every weakness in him and still thought he was worth the effort of hurting。”theyyre so godamn awful“There’s this idea in psychoanalysis that I’ve always liked。” Julian pulled himself closer and rested his head in the crook of Paul’s arm。 “It’s that what we call ‘love’ is actually letting your identity fill in around the shape of the other person—you love someone by defining yourself against them。 It says loss hurts because there’s nothing holding that part of you in place anymore。 But your outline still holds， and it keeps holding。 The thing you shaped yourself into by loving them， you never stop being that。 The marks are permanent， so the idea of the person you loved is permanent， too。”“It’s different， you’re different， it’s—I always think of a passage from the Symposium， this allegory about people who started off as two halves of a whole， but then something cut them apart， and they spend their whole lives looking for their other half so they can fit themselves back together。 And that’s how it feels， it hurts， it’s like I lost you before I was born。”“because it wasn’t about anything so shallow as physical desire。 They wanted each other in the way of flesh wanting to knit itself together over a wound。”“I love you。” Julian spoke without looking at him。 He was watching the ceiling fan slice uselessly through the thick air。 “I really do。 I wish you could tell。”“Their bodies belonged to each other because they were the same body。 They had been just one person， long ago， but had been cut from one another before they were born。”“It always makes me a little sad when you laugh，” Julian went on。 “The way it sort of takes you by surprise。 I love it， it has that sweet sincerity that’s the best part of you， but it still kills me how you never seem to expect it。 All I want to do is make you happy， and you’re the unhappiest person I’ve ever met。”“It’s always been real for me， every second—anything else I’ve ever loved is so wrapped up in you now， you’re all that’s left。 Promise you believe me， I’m so goddamn exhausted trying to convince you， I don’t know what else I can do to make you see it。”“All they were—all they had ever been—was a pair of sunflowers who each believed the other was the sun。” 。。。more
Elinor-Sigríður
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wowowow this book was so beautifully written and just wow i loved it
Gabriele Della Torre
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Mi sto ancora chiedendo cosa ho appena finito di leggere。。。
malcolm
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oh christ。 this is gonna be imperative to my identity thank u mr nemerever
isa ✿
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I don’t think I’ll ever recover from that ending—no， scratch that， this entire book。 Julian and Paul have absolutely broken me。
Narda
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This is soooo fucked up🙃🙂
Теодор Панов
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Много ми харесва， когато попадна на нов автор с дебютна книга и тя се окаже истинско литературно съкровище。 И случаят с „These Violent Delights“ е точно такъв。Книгата притежава много завладяващ сюжет， изпълнен с мрачна атмосфера。 Историята на Пол и Джулиан се развива в периода 1973-1974 година。 Когато двамата се срещат между тях се завързва приятелство， което скоро достига и до едни по-различни взаимоотношения。 А тази връзка се оказва тежка， мъчителна， разрушителна и дори унищожителна за двамата Много ми харесва， когато попадна на нов автор с дебютна книга и тя се окаже истинско литературно съкровище。 И случаят с „These Violent Delights“ е точно такъв。Книгата притежава много завладяващ сюжет， изпълнен с мрачна атмосфера。 Историята на Пол и Джулиан се развива в периода 1973-1974 година。 Когато двамата се срещат между тях се завързва приятелство， което скоро достига и до едни по-различни взаимоотношения。 А тази връзка се оказва тежка， мъчителна， разрушителна и дори унищожителна за двамата。 На фона на всичко и всички около тях се заражда и дръзката идея за едно убийство， след което няма връщане назад。 Действието протича плавно， но в историята има много дълбочина， полярни емоции и интригуващо изложение на психологическите състояния на двамата герои。 А те са много различни като характери и поведение， което ги превръща в любопитна комбинация。（view spoiler）[ They moved together automatically and without hesitation。 They watched each other’s eyes， rested their foreheads together as if from opposite sides of a mirror。 Their bodies belonged to each other because they were the same body。 They had been just one person， long ago， but had been cut from one another before they were born。 （hide spoiler）]„These Violent Delights“ е от онези книги， на които им предстои да получават все по-голямо читателско внимание。 4。85 ⭐P。S。 Препоръчвам по възможност да се прослуша и аудиокнигата。 Michael Crouch успява да предаде цялата история и персонажите ѝ неповторимо и крайно завладяващо。 。。。more
Maddy
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DNF （bc I realised that I don’t actually care， whoops :/）
paige
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The ending left my stomach feeling knotted。 What a toxic and tragic story I just read but I loved every second of it。
Yasir
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That These Violent Delights is Micah's debut novel is nothing short of amazing and is an achievement in itself。 Reading this should be a solitary experience， which is like watching a procession of vivid， sensual images through a bioscope meant only for you， as they find grip， cling to one another in symbiosis to form a complete， square narrative。 The author conjures an utterly absorbing 70's Pittsburgh， centralizing the story around two people who are attracted to each other's intellect to the p That These Violent Delights is Micah's debut novel is nothing short of amazing and is an achievement in itself。 Reading this should be a solitary experience， which is like watching a procession of vivid， sensual images through a bioscope meant only for you， as they find grip， cling to one another in symbiosis to form a complete， square narrative。 The author conjures an utterly absorbing 70's Pittsburgh， centralizing the story around two people who are attracted to each other's intellect to the point of fatality， initial fascination leading to eventual， unhealthy obsession， although it was hard to pinpoint the landmark which sets off the kind of relationship they grow to have in the book， and the efforts to do the same seemed scarce， with all plunges and no soars。 The writing is gorgeous， atmospheric， but author's infatuation to linger on details sort of dragged the book at several points for me。 Otherwise I have no complaints。 This does not allow for a lazy reading， and the ending was so well executed。 The moment of realization wherein it occurs to you that your sympathies were manipulated by the author without your knowledge， it's all so worth it。 Had I not rushed the book and taken my sweet time， I am sure I would have found more things to appreciate。 If you want a Dark Academia book with murder， exploring the resulting rage of queer isolation， which makes for an equally frustrating and entertaining read， go for it。 3。7/5 stars。 。。。more
lex
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i feel like my heart has been ripped out and stomped on and i loved Every second of it。 i think this is my favorite book ever。 there is a pauljulian shaped hole in my heart。
Taulima Nua
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I feel laid bare。 This book was intimate and vulnerable in a way i didn’t know somebody else’s art could make me feel。 I think Micah describes it best at the end of the author’s note: “What the story records， ultimately， is the deep fear I once carried about my loneliness and what it could do。” These characters resonated with me to an almost uncomfortable extent at points， but in a beautiful and clarifying way。 The author uses his characters to illustrate queer alienation in a way that feels lik I feel laid bare。 This book was intimate and vulnerable in a way i didn’t know somebody else’s art could make me feel。 I think Micah describes it best at the end of the author’s note: “What the story records， ultimately， is the deep fear I once carried about my loneliness and what it could do。” These characters resonated with me to an almost uncomfortable extent at points， but in a beautiful and clarifying way。 The author uses his characters to illustrate queer alienation in a way that feels like looking into a mirror。 It is upfront and delicate at the same time。 I don’t think I’ll ever get over this book。 。。。more
Nikki
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It took me a long time to get through this one。 Slow moving， character driven， emotional。 So incredibly well written， I couldn't go more than a few pages without highlighting a passage。 Nemerever is a master of expression。 All that being said， I do not think I enjoyed this book， but I certainly appreciated it。 It took me a long time to get through this one。 Slow moving， character driven， emotional。 So incredibly well written， I couldn't go more than a few pages without highlighting a passage。 Nemerever is a master of expression。 All that being said， I do not think I enjoyed this book， but I certainly appreciated it。 。。。more
Jamie
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This book is devastating。Devastatingly beautiful。Devastatingly twisted。Devastatingly dangerous。Devastatingly poetic。Paul and Julian's relationship makes you question your definitions of love and hate， of right and wrong。 The beautiful writing and disastrous story will crush you and you'll love Micah Nemerever for it。 Do yourself a favor and devour this book， let yourself be devoured by it ASAP。 This book is devastating。Devastatingly beautiful。Devastatingly twisted。Devastatingly dangerous。Devastatingly poetic。Paul and Julian's relationship makes you question your definitions of love and hate， of right and wrong。 The beautiful writing and disastrous story will crush you and you'll love Micah Nemerever for it。 Do yourself a favor and devour this book， let yourself be devoured by it ASAP。 。。。more
✨ Evie ✨
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These Violent Delights is a wickedly delicious cocktail of dark academia goodness， never-ending angst of obsessive， all-consuming and destructive first love， well-planned but badly executed murder， and other violently delightful things that I didn't even realize how much I craved until I took the first sip。 Stories that feature intense relationships that make people go off the rails are a huge weakness of mine， and this one delivered like none other！ “It wasn’t about anything so shallow as ph These Violent Delights is a wickedly delicious cocktail of dark academia goodness， never-ending angst of obsessive， all-consuming and destructive first love， well-planned but badly executed murder， and other violently delightful things that I didn't even realize how much I craved until I took the first sip。 Stories that feature intense relationships that make people go off the rails are a huge weakness of mine， and this one delivered like none other！ “It wasn’t about anything so shallow as physical desire。 They wanted each other in the way of flesh wanting to knit itself together over a wound。”This book is beautiful in a twisted， unsettling， and excruciating way。 It put me through the most exquisite kind of pain。 I LOVED IT！🖤 。。。more
Nandini Pareek
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You need to read this book。 Period。 It's dark， gripping， will feed your brain with intellectual conversations with passion， obsession， darkness and steamy stuff。 It's not going to be the one you'll get a closure from till you read it completely， go back a little bit to read the last few pages because it'll consume you and will make you wish to read or live it once again。 The kind of mouth gaping， don't end yet I want a closure scene where you want to keep going but it ends and you are left with You need to read this book。 Period。 It's dark， gripping， will feed your brain with intellectual conversations with passion， obsession， darkness and steamy stuff。 It's not going to be the one you'll get a closure from till you read it completely， go back a little bit to read the last few pages because it'll consume you and will make you wish to read or live it once again。 The kind of mouth gaping， don't end yet I want a closure scene where you want to keep going but it ends and you are left with a book hangover that is like the sweet poison that'll makes dark academia books so different and magnificent。 Also， I can understand why people can have difficulty getting past few pages but hang on， keep reading， you won't regret。 。。。more
Kazue Sohma
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I’m confused。 The beginning and middle were gripping and compelling but the ending felt like it just dragged on forever。
Megan
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Trigger warning: murder， unhealthy relationships， violence， self harm， discussions of suicide （happens in the past， not on the page）， homophobia， police， sexual violence （consensual） All I have to say about this book is wow。 I shouldn’t have liked this book。 I don’t like long stories about pretentious teenage boys in school。 But the depth of emotion and character in this book meant that I couldn’t put it down。 Highly recommend for anyone who likes thrillers。
Elefsis
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I should never have read this book， that was the only mistake。 Those who know， know。
Taylor Waterkotte
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really took the “I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive” quote from the secret history to heart and for that sole reason alone I loved it
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