Story of O

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Summary: not for the weak....
Review: I found Story of O interesting, but ridiculous at times. The protagnonist is following her lover's commands (to the point of belonging to another man) because she wants him to love her. However, once she is branded and pierced with the insigna of her new master she realizes that her love for the first man was only a test - he was not a strong enough master for her. Also, O's views on her new lifestyle changed from section to section... making it harder to follow and the characters unrealistic. I understood that she's submissive - but who is really consciously submissive to giving up their life to be used as a piece of meat?
This book is not for those with a weak stomach or those not interested in heavy bondage/S&M.

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Summary: So-So O
Review: I must say I was disappointed by this book. Parts of it were arousing and well written, other parts just gratuitous sadism. It is my understanding that there are people who enjoy that sort of thing, and for those people I would highly recommend this book. For those of you looking for a "blindfold and feather" book, look elsewhere. This is a story about riding crops, bullwhips, and even branding. For those of you with a weak stomach for sexual deviancy, I would advise you not to read this book.
I found the characters unrealistic. Their personalities vary widely from chapter to chapter, and this makes for a confusing read. At least it's a quick one. Unfortunately, I just didn't really like it. I'm sure that there's plenty of more gratifying erotic literature out there. Thise one left me wanting a different ending.

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: WOW!!!! This book is truly a masterpiece. It is well written and truly convincing. It is unlike many books in this genre of literature because it is quite graphic in "realistic" detail. The reader comes away with a sense of amazement and a whole lot to talk about. Would someone really enjoy such treatemnt? Could you really lose your entire sense of self in order to please another human?
I would recommend this book to anyone with an open mind or anyone who has the slightest interest in alt. lifestyles.

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Summary: This is Sick
Review: While the book has been in print since 1954 and is in the 40th printing since 1973, obviously, I don't get it, but I don't. It is the story of a COMPLETELY dependent female, total debasememt, emotional decline and collapse and probably very interesting for an abnormal psychology college class if the professor wouldn't get fired for putting it on the reading list. O is an animated blow up doll. There is no technique (the men enter her three openings at will for their casual pleasure--where's the interest there). Why read a story of someone who says thank you for beating me daily for I know that you love me. Good grief.

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Summary: I felt guilty about enjoying it
Review: I really enjoyed reading this book. It is surely most men's fantasy to have a pretty young woman who will do whatever you want, purely for your gratification. Some of the things that were done to the poor girl were pretty gruesome though, and I don't feel proud of myself for enjoying those bits. On the authorship, I don't want a whole controversy, but the authoritative "Visual Dictionary of Sex" says that despite the claims that it was written by a particular female, in fact the author was really a man.

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Summary: Interesting ¿ but not a must read
Review: The story of O is really just that. A story of a lady named O who is in an S&M relationship - although you get the feeling that she wouldn't choose it. An eye opener to see how people who are into S&M live - but not a literary work of art though.

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Summary: yes it was a woman author
Review: I can't say 5 because I haven't read the whole thing yet. I first read a chapter in the New Yorker when I was young and it took 10 years to get back to it again. Its not something to read if you are looking for the romance novel type of sexuality. Its the kind of thing you'll probably feel guilty about reading, maybe. But its fascinating. ANd btw a woman did write it... it was Dominque Aury. Yes the name was fake but no it wasn't a man.

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Summary: Slavery
Review: First of all, everyone should read this book. It is humbling, it is sad, it is wildly erotic, but the reader slowly finds out it shouldn't be. It is, above all, a look at willful slavery. O is a slave to love, and does anything, and is probably one of the first heroines in history to do absolutely anything to keep her love. But love fades anyway . . . God this story can make you mad. The slave is glad to be a slave- the master is proud to have the slave, everyone one wins for awhile. The story is sexual in detail, but the theme is more generalized. I think that we all have blind devotion to something in life- we are all slaves, and it's not necesarily a bad thing. at the end of the book, it is up to the reader to decide whether love is worth slavery. It is a decision we all make everyday, not just in the area of love- in everything, everything. Read this book. There are good reasons to love and hate it. Read it. Find out for yourself. I read it in one day. You'll regret reading it, but you'll love it. Just read it.

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Summary: Story of O - Perfect starter for lovers or yourself
Review: I read and reread this book 4 times and love it from the beginning to the end. It is a great starter book for first time erotica readers and an even better book to spice up your day or night. Age is not an issue. It is a mix of being so absorbed in love with someone and doing whatever it is that would please them and completely giving yourself up to purely erotica ideas. It allows your imagination to run wild with thoughts of a world that is going on under our noses, quite a fantasy trip. I found it to be a guide to being sexier, it makes you want to be sexier in many ways. Wonderful story and had me consumed. Definately a page turner!

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Summary: If your not in the lifestlye do not read
Review: there are obviously many people reading this book that doesn't have a clue to the real world out there . I agree that this book is not a typical bdsm relationship but it's not supposed to be it's fiction. Anyone that cannot stomach the world of bdsm or thinks it is wrong or terrible is just hung up in the world of normality . What is right for one person is not right for another. A true relationship between a dom/sub is one of caring,love and trust. The book for the work of fiction is good something that for what is intended for , An interesting story.