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Story of O
by Pauline Réage
This book came highly suggested to me by someone that enjoys this lifestyle. When I say lifestyle, I'm talking about S&M. I personally enjoy these types of books. I've read Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty trilogy, the 50 Shades of Grey series, etc. These types of books don't shock me, they stir a little bit of something inside of me, but it's definitely not shock nor disgust.
I've always researched a book or inquired about a book prior to reading it, because in all honesty, I want to read something that I know I'll like. I'm not going to read a book about space ships because it doesn't interest me. After reading a few reviews that some people posted on here about how HORRIBLE and how DEGRADING this book is towards women..... if you know anything about the S&M lifestyle you'll know that a lot of it has to do with absolute SUBMISSION and DOMINATION. With that said, if those are not topics that you like, then you shouldn't read these types of books, much less read them and review them based on how offended you are that someone out there wrote something so degrading. If it's not your cup of tea, then you should have stopped reading it by the 3rd page when you realized what it was about.
On to other things......
The reason I gave this book only 3 stars is not because I didn't enjoy the story. My 3 start rating is due to the spelling errors, incomplete sentences, etc. I believe that this book was originally written in French and then translated. Had a little more time been spent on doing final edits to the English version, I'm sure I would have rated it better.
Lastly, the way the story ends feels a little rushed. I flipped the page thinking I would be opening a new chapter but was surprised to see that I had reached the end. You're left thinking that something is missing, that the book is really not complete.
I've always researched a book or inquired about a book prior to reading it, because in all honesty, I want to read something that I know I'll like. I'm not going to read a book about space ships because it doesn't interest me. After reading a few reviews that some people posted on here about how HORRIBLE and how DEGRADING this book is towards women..... if you know anything about the S&M lifestyle you'll know that a lot of it has to do with absolute SUBMISSION and DOMINATION. With that said, if those are not topics that you like, then you shouldn't read these types of books, much less read them and review them based on how offended you are that someone out there wrote something so degrading. If it's not your cup of tea, then you should have stopped reading it by the 3rd page when you realized what it was about.
On to other things......
The reason I gave this book only 3 stars is not because I didn't enjoy the story. My 3 start rating is due to the spelling errors, incomplete sentences, etc. I believe that this book was originally written in French and then translated. Had a little more time been spent on doing final edits to the English version, I'm sure I would have rated it better.
Lastly, the way the story ends feels a little rushed. I flipped the page thinking I would be opening a new chapter but was surprised to see that I had reached the end. You're left thinking that something is missing, that the book is really not complete.