Story of O

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ktulip77, January 30, 2013 (view all comments by ktulip77)
The writing is detailed and wonderful.
As I read the Story of O, I was drawn into her world of submission for love and how beautiful it was. I found myself appreciating the writing with the understanding that it was written in a time where talking about your sexuality was not common.

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Lucy Black, August 28, 2012 (view all comments by Lucy Black)
I finished this book almost entirely in one sitting, feeling much as though I were engaged in some sort of well-written train wreck. I couldn’t really stop reading (I kept telling myself it might get better) but I couldn’t pinpoint anything particularly redeeming or entertaining within the pages either. If you want to read about the psychological aspects of BDSM then look elsewhere. If you want to read an apologia to slavery, or a work of fiction that explores the freedom and human nature, read something else. What this novel does offer is page upon page of insipid gangbangs and whippings. (Even these are not described with any particular emotion or great detail, but more along the lines of, “she was entered” or “she screamed and writhed in pain,” which was perhaps the whole point, but it doesn’t make for an engaging read.)

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SisterMaryChainsaw, April 24, 2010 (view all comments by SisterMaryChainsaw)
An essential text in the exploration of sexuality and gender. Story of O--translated from French--reads beautifully. I love this particular little edition... it is small and white and unassuming; one remains unaware of the scandalous nature of the text contained within, and it is a pleasant, if not unsettling, surprise.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780345301116

Translator:

D'Estree, Sabine

Preface:

Paulhan, Jean

Preface by:

Paulhan, Jean

Preface:

Paulhan, Jean

Author:

Reage, Pauline

Author:

D'Estree, Sabine

Publisher:

Ballantine Books

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Non-Classifiable

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Erotica

Subject:

Erotica - General

Subject:

Psychological fiction

Subject:

Prostitutes

Copyright:

1981

Edition Description:

Mass market paperback

Series Volume:

1304

Publication Date:

19810512

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

240

Dimensions:

6.85x4.15x.64 in. .25 lbs.