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Story of O | 
 enlarge | Author: Pauline Reage
Publisher: Corgi Books
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
Buy New: £3.23
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 4707
Media: Paperback
Edition: New
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0552089303
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780552089302
ASIN: 0552089303
Publication Date: April 28, 1994
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
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 Erotic literature at it's best June 17, 2003
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
Written, in a time when erotica and SM were strictly taboo, this novel is devoid of the coarseness that is usually found in works handling the subject.
The cover tells that this is neither a work of fiction nor an autobiographical account. I believe it to be a combination of the two. From the very first page I was gripped. Who indeed, would think that a walk in the park would lead so quickly to a journey which would change ones life, so completely, forever? So in love is O, that at the Chateau Roissy she abandons all sense of self, stability and safety and commits utterly to her lovers desires, to a live of submission. A wonderfully written, deeply sympathetic and highly erotic novel, that will be read again and again. I would also recommend this book, to anyone trying to gain an understanding of SM.
One of the best erotic novels ever written March 3, 1999
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
For many people this is the single and most important classic of modern SM literature. With recommendations by people like Graham Greene and JG Ballard, this is en eminently respectable introduction to many of the themes of SM, beautifully written and incredibly erotic. The story involves O - the female narrator of the story - and her complete sexual subjugation at the Chateau Roissy and beyond. A superb book, and like Maria del Rey's 'The Institute' (and her other books) and Jean de Berg's 'The Image' it can't be recommended enough.
Imaginative and highly erotic, one of the best books ever. December 6, 1999
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
It is so rare that a book delivers an understanding of BD/SM, and from a womans perspective too.The book is well written with vivid descriptions, and an excellent story to be told. This book has changed the direction of my life forever. I have entered another dimension, a world where love and pain walk hand in hand, and I understand my place. This book is highly erotic, a sensual read, about a woman subjected to love, for love......and giving it her all. Read it.
An erotic masterpiece December 12, 2007
D. Arceneaux
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I don't know what I could possibly add to any discussion of this erotic masterpiece, so I'm happy just to contribute my voice to the chorus of praise. Miss Reage's "love letter" is as potent now as it ever was. Please give us more strong, self-assured women like Pauline Reage, Belle de Jour and Niki Flynn!
A noir classic of love and betrayal February 6, 2000
rte6vm@hotmail.com (birmingham, uk)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Brilliant book - but very dark - O falls in love and is then abused and humiliated and then abandoned. I think you can read a bit of the author's history in the emotional intensity of it - apparently distinguished French Academician Dominique Aury was trying to keep her lover and sending him love letters to try and keep him interested - which formed the basis of this book
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