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I first read this book when I was way too young to read it in the first place. Some years later I reread the book and I got a completely different tone from the book.
What I love about this book is that it elevated erotica from the mechanical into the psychological. O is a mysterious and haunting character, who despite being the submissive object of the book, always seem to have control of her situation and was submitting willingly. She was not broken or forced into the whole situation, neither i ...more
What I love about this book is that it elevated erotica from the mechanical into the psychological. O is a mysterious and haunting character, who despite being the submissive object of the book, always seem to have control of her situation and was submitting willingly. She was not broken or forced into the whole situation, neither i ...more
I read this book in my late 20's and it bothered me so much that a woman would submit herself, not just to bondage, but to slavery in such a demeaning way. This isn't a bondage/sexual book as much as a story about male power over female submission.
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Sep 09, 2010
Charles
marked it as to-read
Jan 04, 2013
Mirja
marked it as to-read
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May 27, 2015
Joseph
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