I have read this book many times over the years. I have a habit of lending it out and not getting it back so I decided to add it to my kindle library. Pauline Reage writes very well, the book is captivating and the dive into the mind of our lead character is fascinating. I wouldn't be surprised if the author has some psychology study in her history.
Before Fifty Shades of Grey, The Secretary or The Piano Teacher, Pauline Reage, had the guts to write about a taboo subject from the perspective of love and the complete and utter surrender of one's complete self to the person they love. Not filthy, not smut, but a believable dive into the mind of master and slave, love and obedience (please know I mean this only from the main character's point of view) and the sacrifice of giving all or too much and losing yourself in the process. I always recommend this to anyone who shows the slightest bit of interest in pondering why people do what they do in relationships, whether it be psychological or physical abuse (pleasure), however you choose to view it. I'm not one to judge just a curious observer to the possibility that my ideas are no better or worse than those of anyone else so long as all participants are willing players in the game.
Great read, every time for more than 20 years. Well-written, captivating, interesting, original and intriguing. I think I like it.
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From Timid To Tawdry
Erotica must have crawled out of the Garden on the back of the snake. The Story of 0 by no means the first of its kind to shock the sensibilities of its culture shaking its moral values to the core. Explicit descriptions of a “feminine nature” push the reader through its 199 pages divided into four parts, each a continuing saga of 0, a young woman willing to go to the depths of sexual depravity for her lover. Who is Pauline Réage? Male? Female? Feminist male or masculine female? Are there clues within the story—0 with masculine hands whose desires reach to her own kind? Or is the Story of 0 a penned memory? Compare the subject matter of 0 with Fifty Shades of Gray. Each landmarked a literary era. Reading one visualizes the other. Identical theme from a different perspective, but both woven into the fabric of Eyes Wide Shut. 0 is not for the Bible-thumper, or hard core. Preferably readers old enough to garner the gist and depth of the Story of 0, which delves into psychology and character and self-esteem: love, desire and lust. To instruments of pleasure/pain and to what extent 0 will suffer to satisfy her lover offers countless debates among twenty-first century women. It bothers me as a reader and woman that 0 does not see the big picture, but focuses on today’s feelings as she matures through sexual exploits. She doesn’t see the day her body is wrinkled and worn and her beauty no longer desired. Visits to Roissy Chalet will end. What becomes of her? Will she become an Anne-Marie? As a writer, I am fascinated by Réage’s writing style: erotica delicately written and though explicit, not unpleasant to the sensibilities. Fifty Shades offering an excellent comparison of cultures and writing styles. 0 struggled with acceptance whereas Fifty Shades was embraced, albeit not without controversy. Still, not the struggle the elusive Pauline Réage endured. How might that be interpreted? The Story of 0 is definitely not for everyone. But for those who do read this classic, it is a fast pace through the developing character of 0 from timid to tawdry.
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- Crazy DaragajaReviewed in Germany on September 29, 2014
Not my taste
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