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The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir
by Toni Bentley

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That this abominable memoir was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year does neither writers of explicit material nor their audience a favor. It is difficult to critique this book without being explicit myself, but suffice it to say that this pun-filled, psychologically-shallow, factually-untrustworthy, and insight-vacant book does not deserve the acknowledgment it received. Not that you were interested in the subject, of course.

Some puns she thought clever went along these lines: a look within what she can't live without, the inner secrets of her exit chamber, an up-front scoop on the back end, the truths that come out from what goes in. Get the picture? Now wash your eyes.

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message 1: by Ginnie
05/09/2008 02:50PM

354189 May I suggest a different kind of memoir that I really loved - what I would call a palate cleanser for this Toni Bentley book.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/...


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