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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Est-ce que crsquo;est possible de trouver un roman eacute;crit dans ...By lalith krishnanEst-ce que crsquo;est possible de trouver un roman eacute;crit dans le 18eme siegrave;cle scandaleux dans ces temps de lrsquo;internet ? Je vous ai reacute;pondu avec un grand non; si je nrsquo;ai pas lu laquo; les liaisons dangereuses raquo;.Un roman qui deacute;voile le visage laid de la vie libertine- une vie douce sans souci; sans morale; sans peacute;nitence et sans reacute;demption; qui eacute;tait la vie de deacute;faut de la noblesse de France avant la reacute;volution sanguinaire. Mais si vous pensez que cet oelig;uvre est rien qursquo;un poleacute;mique contre la noblesse; comme vous serez en faut ! Pour un grand parti; le roman lit comme une ceacute;leacute;bration de cette libertinisme. Un roman eacute;pistolaire; plus drsquo;une moitieacute; de ces lettres sont eacute;crits par le Vicomte de Valmont et la Marquise de Merteuil; deux caractegrave;res absolument mauvais mais donne avec un charme indeacute;niable; un systegrave;me de morales leacute;gegrave;res mais aussi bien-penseacute; et un style drsquo;eacute;criture plein de politesse et beauteacute; qursquo;on ne peut rien faire que drsquo;ecirc;tre eacute;tonneacute; par ces caractegrave;res drsquo;un temps si bien passeacute;s. Mais les caractegrave;res sont loin drsquo;ecirc;tre unidimensionnel. Ils expriment des eacute;motions tregrave;s diffeacute;rentes agrave; personnes diffeacute;rentes dans leurs lettres- un eacute;pisode drsquo;amour deacute;crire avec sensitiviteacute; dans une lettre; peut ecirc;tre deacute;crire avec une voix louche dans une autre par le mecirc;me personne; deacute;robant complegrave;tement leurs vrais penseacute;s. Et on devine mieux qursquo;on peut; dans cet endroit drsquo;informations incomplegrave;tes; qursquo;est ce qursquo;il se passe vraiment dans les coelig;urs sombres de nos protagonistes. Est-ce qursquo;ils sont tous coupables ? Il y a quelques comme la Preacute;sidente noble qui est seacute;duite par le Vicomte; mais elle se trouve nrsquo;ecirc;tre pas dehors des tentations corporelles; son conscience en tumultes. Les malfaiteurs ont des raisons justes- comme la marquise qui deacute;teste les rocirc;les superficielles que la socieacute;teacute; donnait aux femmes et se vengent sans remords au sexe masculin; agrave; travers ses seacute;ductions.Un roman complexe; bien eacute;crit et vraiment une chose de merveille qui nrsquo;a vieilli du tout.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES: The Seduction of a 15-Year-Old French NymphetBy The Writer Mo IbrahimI wrote in The Allure of Nymphets that the opening credits for Cruel Intentions (1999) revealed that the movie was ldquo;suggestedrdquo; by the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos De Laclos.From the plot summary; we already know why Valmont seduced Ceacute;cile; who is described in the novel as "really pretty; she is only fifteen; a rosebud...[an] innocent convent-girl..." but lets take a look at how he seduced the nymphet.1. Self-ConfidenceValmont possesses a very high level of self-confidence and he clearly practices Assumed Attraction i.e.; he has no doubt in his mind that Ceacute;cile will be attracted to him and that he could seduce the maiden. Valmont boasts that Ceacute;cile; "...would be handed over to me defenseless; who could not fail to be intoxicated by a first attention...whom curiosity would probably lead more rapidly than love."What Kerry Cohen wrote in Dirty Little Secrets: Breaking the Silence on Teenage Girls and Promiscuity supports Valmonts stance that females become intoxicated by male attention. She wrote "What they crave is attention; that moment when a boy looks at them and they can believe that they are worth something to someone. They can believe that they matter."2. Presence\Focus CharismaIn addition; Valmont is focused; which is an essential part of charisma according to the book The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane. Madame de Volanges wrote that Valmont "...has never from his earliest youth taken one step or said one word without a purpose..." And the author of the ebook The October Man Sequence advises that pickup artists should maintain that level of moment-to-moment focus.3. Self-EfficacyGeoff Colvin relates in Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else that for one to be a world-class performer he should possess self-efficacy; which is a tool that can be used to help one succeed in specific situations. One aspect of self-efficacy is using Performance Outcomes (i.e.; past experiences) to increase ones self-confidence.In an attempt to humble Valmont; Marquise de Merteuil wrote; "You [Valmont] have seduced; ruined even; a number of women...Where is there in that any merit which is really yours? A handsome face; the result of mere chance; grace; which is almost always given by experience...quite praiseworthy impudence (i.e.; extreme self-confidence); but probably due solely to the facility of your first successes..."Thus; Valmonts attractive grace and impudence can be attributed to his previous Performance Outcomes.4. Attention via Eye-ContactMichael Ellsberg wrote in the book The Power of Eye Contact that eye contact "... doesnt create attraction. What it does do ... is reveal attraction and makes both parties unmistakably aware of it."Consequently; Valmont used eye contact to reveal is attraction to Ceacute;cile. He made use of "tender and pressing" glances; which caused the nymphet to "lower her large; modest eyes." After looking at her "angelic face" his eyes wandered "... over all her person" He said; "... I amused myself by guessing at the curves and forms through a light but always troublesome garment. After I had descended from the head to her feet; I returned from the feet to her head. My fair friend; that soft gaze was fixed upon me...Then there was established between us...the first treaty of love..."5. Gorilla SeductionValmont requested that Ceacute;cile remove the key to her bedroom door from her mothers mantle; so that he could procure a copy under the guise of making it easier for him to relay letters to Ceacute;cile from Danceny. But what Valmont really had in mind were "nocturnal rendezvous".After making a copy of the key and making sure "everything was quiet in the chateau"; armed with a dark lantern; Valmont made his way into Ceacute;ciles bedroom. Ceacute;cile; whom Valmont describes as having a; "... little persons pretty look"; a "fresh mouth"; and a "childish air" was asleep; but he was able to wake her without causing a stir in the chateau.Valmont wrote; "... I promised everything for a kiss...After much bargaining; we agreed on a second...Then I guided the timid arms around my body; I held her more amorously in one of mine; and the soft kiss was indeed received...I have begun to like slow methods; I tell you. Once certain of arriving; why hurry on the journey so fast?"But Valmont didnt wait long before moving on to the next phase of seduction. He wrote that Ceacute;cile; "yielded at first and ended up by consenting... we did not separate until we were satisfied with each other and had both agreed..." on the next rendezvous.Its worth sharing that Valmont didnt get back to room until dawn and "...was worn out with fatigue.." but went to breakfast; because he had a "...passion for observing behaviors the morning after." And Valmont observed that the nymphet he seduced had; "... embarrassment in her countenance! Difficulty in walking! Eyes continually lowered; and so large and so tired!"If you read the novel; it may appear that Valmont raped Ceacute;cile; but the maiden admitted she didnt thwart Valmonts advances as aggressively as she could have. She wrote; "...I am afraid I did not defend myself as much as I could have...there were moments when I was if I loved him...and I was weak enough to consent that he should come again this evening..."After subsequent late night visits from Valmont; Ceacute;cile wrote; "... I must admit there is great pleasure in it; so I am scarcely at all unhappy...And also M. de Valmont is very charming!"But Valmont didnt stop there. You used another seduction technique on the nymphet. One that he wrote; "... is not always necessary for seducing a girl; it is indispensable and often the most efficacious way; when you wish to deprave her.." And what seduction technique did he use? He falsely related "scandalous adventures" about Ceacute;ciles mother; for "...she who does not respect her mother will not respect herself..."And before long Valmont had seduced the nymphet to meet in his room. He wrote; "I have received her there twice; and in this short space the scholar has become almost as learned as the master. Yes; truly; I have taught her everything; including the complaisances!"After the scandalous novel; which the author stated was based on personal observations of French nobles; was published in 1782; it was enjoyed by the likes of Queen Marie Antoinette. And despite the fact that Les Liaisons Dangereuses involves a middle-aged man seducing; "ruining"; and taking the virginity of a 15-year-old girl; it has been adapted into a number of plays; films; television shows; ballets; radio shows and operas.For example; Dangerous Liaisons (1988) starred 17-year-old (nude) Uma Thurman as Ceacute;cile and was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. The film won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I love that this book is what the movie "Cruel Intentions" ...By JulesI love that this book is what the movie "Cruel Intentions" is based on; and it still seems scandalous even though it was written in the 1700s! My only complaint is that I feel it is a little too long with small print for me to have enough patience to read the whole book.