Goodness this book was beyond indecent. Sex in every way imaginable for the time and with everyone that could be had. The whole of the tale is so detailed that I found after the beginning scenes that I could skim and not miss much. The verbage is of a bygone era and takes some getting used and the writing/sentence structure reflected that as well. I cannot leave a recommendation either way on this book. One must read it or not based entirely on their own discretion.