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Key Phrases: leather bracelets, Sir Stephen
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The classic erotic novel, THE STORY OF O relates the love of a beautiful Parisian fashion photographer for Rene. As part of that intense love, she demands debasement and severe sexual and pychological tests. It is a unique work not to be missed.


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The classic erotic novel, THE STORY OF O relates the love of a beautiful Parisian fashion photographer for Rene. As part of that intense love, she demands debasement and severe sexual and pychological tests. It is a unique work not to be missed.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 204 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books; 27th Printing edition (May 12, 1981)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345301110
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345301116
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (191 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,972 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic erotic tale of complete submission., August 28, 2009
This is a classic for a reason and the reason is because this thing is intense. And I don't throw that word around a lot. The Story of O begins with O meeting and falling for Sir Stephen. Well, at the chateau, that is. The story really draws the reader in with this romantic setting, but the end result is far from romantic, in my own opinion. This isn't neceassrily a love story, so if that's what you're looking for, I don't think you will find it here. Instead, it's about totally giving yourself over to another. And that's intense. If you want a darker story, stick with this home. However, if you are looking for lighter fare, try Breaking the Girl and Eager to Please: Two Erotic Novels of Submission, which is also about bdsm.
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214 of 254 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Eroticism That Is Timeless., May 14, 2002
By Hillary (Brooklyn, New York) - See all my reviews
This is a unique and fascinating story of the unadulterated surrender of ones body mind and soul. That one, is a woman who is mysteriously named "O". .............. "O"s lover Rene, submits her to a strange house in which women are bound, blindfolded, and required to obediently do whatever they're told, for whomever tells them. The story is beautifully written, and really conjures up powerful mental images as you lose yourself in the story. I read this cover to cover on a three hour car ride, and it made the time pass far more quickly.Many debate over the authors true identity. Some think Pauline Reage is a man, but I can't understand why. There are so many details in this book that are clearly feelings of a woman, and the entire book is seemingly written from a womans point of view. I don't think a writer can fake that, especially in sexual matters.Of all the books I've read in the classic erotica realm, this is among my top favorites. It ranks up there with "Erotica" from Anais Nin, and the more humorous "Tropic..." classics of Henry Miller. However, "The Story Of O" is far more powerful than the aforementioned due to the bizarre deviance of the ... content. It's certainly not for everyone, but for those of us with an open mind, and a penchant for something wild and extraordinary, here's a story that will definitely satisfy in more ways than one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars change of views, December 21, 1999
By Melanie L. (medford, OR) - See all my reviews
When I first bought "O" I was unsure about reading it. I was brought up to be a liberated woman and not to be submissive to anyone. But upon my first hesitant glance at it's contents I was hooked. As O found power through surrender so did I and as O suffered I thrived. This erotic masterpiece has forever changed my life and brought a new perspective to my sexual desires. It opened my eyes to a wonderful new world and I will forever praise Pauline Reage for creating a world of desire that I envy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It left me thinking
I really enjoyed this book. It left me thinking about the story for days after. After I read the book I have loaned it to 2 friends already to read as well. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Angela M. Abbott

2.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm, lost in translation perhaps?
Okay, this is coming from someone who has read erotica at the age of 15, and some stuff such as A. N. Roquelaure's Sleeping Beauty series. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gen

3.0 out of 5 stars Story of O
It took a long time to get to me.

But the story is great. Which is more just a compliment to the writer not the distributer.

Thank You
Published 5 months ago by Mark Sherman

2.0 out of 5 stars What about the ending?!
I purchased the Story of O with great excitement and could not wait for it to come in and read it. It was everything I had heard and hoped it would be, HOWEVER, after you're... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Alicia

2.0 out of 5 stars just couldn't get into it
I won't even bother to make an argument about this novel's disregarding the "safe, sane and consentual" credo of the BDSM community. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Penny

3.0 out of 5 stars Whips up controversy
It's hard to decide of the book lives up to the considerable hype that surrounds it. Many people on here moan about the debasement that O subjects herself to, but this book is her... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Pastor of Disaster

1.0 out of 5 stars An aberration
This story is horrible, disgusting, filthy, dehumanizing. An aberration, a perfect depiction of evil. Read more
Published 11 months ago by O. P. Taveras

5.0 out of 5 stars Liberated Me from my Guilt over Wanting to Hurt Women
This is perhaps the best book I've ever read. For years I have had fantasies of torturing and abusing women. I used to feel guilty about this. Read more
Published 13 months ago by a reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Where deSade left off ...
"O" takes us on a journey through the darkest parts of the female sexual beast: her hunger, her lust, and her desire to connect with her darker hidden self through the flesh of... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Is it hot in here?
Maybe not for everyone, but this is one incredible story. Anyone interested in dominance and submission must read this.
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