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but if its all about a man beating up on a woman so desperate, she appears pitiful, with little mental aspect to it, I'm not sure I'd enjoy it. But it's a classic, and there is so much debate surrounding it, I guess I'll just have to try it myself. What's your opinion of the book?

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ORIGINAL: Acephale

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but if its all about a man beating up on a woman so desperate, she appears pitiful, with little mental aspect to it, I'm not sure I'd enjoy it. But it's a classic, and there is so much debate surrounding it, I guess I'll just have to try it myself. What's your opinion of the book?

If that's all you get out of this book you have a very superficial understanding of literature and BDSM. Do some research on the psychology of masochism before reading it and read the introduction by Mandiargues. I blame the bad criticism on a poor understanding of what her challenge as a writer insinuated; she was to challenge the work of the Marquis De Sade and this very much requires the reader to be familiar with his work as a political writer. Maybe read a summary of Justine...

The novel has very little to do with a man beating up on a woman and everything to do with a woman who has never really been dominated in her personal or public life finally finding a reason to surrender. Hope that helps [:)]

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ORIGINAL: LafayetteLady

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I'm in the market for some new books to read.  Is this Outlander series I hear everyone talk about widely available?

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The novel has very little to do with a man beating up on a woman and everything to do with a woman who has never really been dominated in her personal or public life finally finding a reason to surrender. Hope that helps

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the voice of the author has a captivating quality to it, and there are now a couple excellent translations.

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Are you into serious literary fiction?

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Be warned, they contain incest, bestiality, scat, being attacked by bumblebees, being fucked anally by butterflies and goldfish, champagne enemas and just about every crazy weird sick fetish thing you can imagine.

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ORIGINAL: Acephale

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Be warned, they contain incest, bestiality, scat, being attacked by bumblebees, being fucked anally by butterflies and goldfish, champagne enemas and just about every crazy weird sick fetish thing you can imagine.

That sounds awesome. I'm all over that shit.

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The author is Wendy Swanscombe, and she has written 4 books. Six of the Best - a book of short stories, and trilogy containing 'Pale Pleasures', 'Beast' (my favourite) and 'Disciplined Skin'

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Never heard of Venus and Furs, so I'll definitely have to take a look. As for "Story of O," I've been debating buying it for some time. No one will deny its a classic staple of the bdsm lit, but while I've talked to many that love it, I've also talked to people who have said it's too violent to be sexy. I don't mind violence per say (ummm, bdsm junkie, duh...), but if its all about a man beating up on a woman so desperate, she appears pitiful, with little mental aspect to it, I'm not sure I'd enjoy it. But it's a classic, and there is so much debate surrounding it, I guess I'll just have to try it myself. What's your opinion of the book?

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The author is Wendy Swanscombe, and she has written 4 books. Six of the Best - a book of short stories, and trilogy containing 'Pale Pleasures', 'Beast' (my favourite) and 'Disciplined Skin'

I saw a bunch of her books on Amazon and have sent samples to my Kindle :)

Hope everybody realizes that most (all?) Amazon books have a "Read first chapter free" feature.

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Caius, do you have any suggestions as to which translations may be best...I've always had trouble pinning down the best translations to buy.

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Story of O is absolute drivel. The author may have had lofty aspirations when she wrote it, but she certainly didn't achieve them.

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Hello All,

So...I'll admit it. I am a book whore.