These Violent Delights: A Novel by Micah Nemereverpremium off white cream pages Stitched binding Matte cover local premium copy Language English Dimensions 5. 5 x 8. 26 inches Pages amount 354 Summary The novel centers on two social outcasts, Paul and Julian, who first connect in their freshman ethics class in 1970s Pittsburgh. Painfully shy and awkward, Paul gravitates toward Julian's effortless charisma and good looks like a moth to a flame.