Pauline Réage
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 199 pages Rating: 3.32 | 17074 Users | 1466 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Histoire d'O |
| ISBN: | 0345301110 (ISBN13: 9780345301116) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Story of O #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Prix des Deux Magots (1955) |
Interpretation As Books Story of O (Story of O #1)
The Story of O relates the progressive willful debasement of a young and beautiful Parisian fashion photographer, O, who wants nothing more than to be a slave to her lover, René. The test is severe—sexual in method, psychological in substance… The artistic interest here has precisely to do with the use not only of erotic materials but also erotic methods, the deliberate stimulation of the reader as a part of and means to a total, authentic literary experience. —Eliot Fremont-Smith, The New York TimesIdentify Appertaining To Books Story of O (Story of O #1)
| Title | : | Story of O (Story of O #1) |
| Author | : | Pauline Réage |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 199 pages |
| Published | : | May 12th 1981 by Ballantine Books (first published 1954) |
| Categories | : | Adult Fiction. Erotica. Fiction. BDSM. Classics. Romance |
Rating Appertaining To Books Story of O (Story of O #1)
Ratings: 3.32 From 17074 Users | 1466 ReviewsEvaluate Appertaining To Books Story of O (Story of O #1)
Since my child is currently one of my 2 friends, I will refrain from writing a real review of this book. Manon, when you're living far far away and are much older you should check this out. And when you do, please don't tell me about it.I did read this some years ago so honesty compels me to list it here. For those of you who haven't yet had the pleasure, I can save you some time. All you need are these few verses from Tom Lehrer - the book itself is much less amusing. I quote them here because it's just possible some of you will not know this lovely ballad.I ache for the touch of your lips, dear, But much more for the touch of your whips, dear. You can raise welts like nobody elts, As we dance to the masochism tango. Say our
i am not going to write a serious review of this book. if you want to talk about why bondage erotica is bad for women or how negation porn makes its readers complicit in the victimization of women halfway across the globe or to sip tea and talk about depersonalization or dehumanization or anything even remotely intelligent - more power to you, but this book bored me so much i don't even care to elevate it or grant it any sort of intellectual discussion. i am really only interested in talking
English - EspañolOMG what did I just read? This is horrible and tremendously boring, every time I started reading my eyes closed.It did not seem erotic, but totally abusive to those who not only accept it, but also yearn for it, demonstrating that it must be a person with serious psychological problems and zero self-esteem.O, the protagonist, a beautiful Parisian fashion photographer, has Rene as a lover. As he had already told her that he wanted to prostitute her, it does not take her by
I think this has become a classic in the BDSM genre and just about everything has been said about it. This is my second reading. I first read it some years ago and O's self serving masochism and debasement horrified me then. Rene didn't care for her in any emotional sense, yet that is what she desperately sought. Rene uses O to titillate and satisfy his sadistic appetite as well as passing her on to others for further humiliation and pain. O can't say no..becomes in need of whatever pain they
Genre: EroticaType: Standalone Book 1 of Story of O DuetPOV: Third PersonRating: O was a fashion photographer in the heart of Paris. With her lover René, she decided to explore the darker side sexuality. She developed a taste for being used and abused, but how much more could she endure in the name of love? Your hands are not your own, nor are your breasts, nor, most especially, any of your bodily orifices, which we may explore or penetrate at will. Ive wanted to read this book for a while
The most useful piece of advice on literary criticism that I've ever come across is Nabokov's dictum to identify with the author, not the characters. This book is a perfect example. If you make the mistake of identifying with O, it's all a bit bewildering. Why exactly is she interested in being blindfolded, tied up, whipped, and fucked from all angles by a bunch of people she doesn't even know? It seems bizarre and rather distasteful.The rest of this review is available elsewhere (the location
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