I think in Equus
a screwed up kid blinds horses.
But in this novel
the very first scene
is a spy getting killed by
being lifted up
and having a rod
from a giant out door clock
inserted in his
neither regions and
then the guy's left to slip down
for hours until
eventually
the rod spears vital organs . . .
Wacky spy novels!
No. Its a screwed up play I covered in high school. The boy in Equus blinds horses.
Because he's embarassed to have sex with his girlfriend.
Because he caught his father at a porn theatre.
He liked horses in a non-sexual way before, because he viewed themas a bringer of freedom and strength.