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JUSTINE or Good Conduct Well Chastised: A Novel of Erotic Domination, Bondage and BDSM

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Anyone who thought de Sade inpenetrable is in for a big surprise! Rex Saviour strips away 80% of the philosophy, leaving enough to make de Sade's views on life crystal clear, and takes an axe to all the repetetive passages without losing the cruelty or flavour of the oh so long original. A skillful job of carving an engrossing and highly erotic read out of the somewhat forbidding masterpiece which originated the word 'sadism'.

I read the book and love it. For anyone who found Justice too difficult, this rewrite is a must. It is a rewrite in easy to read English which flows naturally with easy prose, making it a pleasure to read.

As much as I enjoyed the original version of Justine, I found the language often hard to follow and heavy. My mind would flick off passages, dwelling on easier to read scenes. Such old English for me is often akin to taking a road with many detours which leaves the mind tired following the detours- with the story lost sometimes in the detours.

This new rewrite by Rex Saviour cuts out the detours, so to say, and at the same time retaining that special flowing prose, so unique of old English. Justine would not be the same without that haunting flavor of old English which makes readers feel they are in that era. It belongs to the genius of Rex Savior that he is able to effect an easier to read English yet losing none of that old English flavor.

Justine is a great read for anyone into the bdsm culture. I would highly recommend the book.

This version is simplified rather than toned down, except that the actual ages of juveniles have been omitted. de Sade uses his narrative as a vehicle for expressing his opinions at very great length. This and the obscurity of some passages, and the constant repetitions, makes it difficult for the average reader. Here is an effort to rectify this, an honest attempt to make the essence of a masterpiece more easily available by retelling it without losing the strength or the flavour, and enough of the philosophy is retained to make de Sade's opinions clear. Rex Saviour has done a great job in the 'retelling' of the turgid masterpiece that created 'sadism'.