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A review by genej101
Story of L by Debra Hyde
2.0
I will freely admit I do not understand this desire. In men or women. I just don't. I read the Story of O decades ago, did NOT like it for many reasons, primary is that though told from the viewpoint of a woman, it is a male power trip. I don't understand either sadism or masochism as a practice.
I know others feel differently and perhaps its true that women, at least, become multi orgasmic while in the throes of a scene (something that's trick to accept given the difficulties women have in this area in other things I have read - not novels, articles, etc.), in this genre they ALL do. If so, wonderful for them. But what I objected to in O was the degradation, the lack of free will, even if the practice is consensual (it does not feel safe, or sane), seems "wrong" to me, people are given free will here in this life, if this is how they choose to use it, that's okay. But not for me.
I also understand polyamory, but using people as props, lending them to others to use, just isn't something I will ever get comfortable with - it's too reminiscent of sex trafficking to me, a real world problem that mirrors, in many ways, this genre. The book itself is well written but that's all I can say for it. I see from the reviews that women love it, or some do. So is their right, I just don't understand this as "loving" in any sense of the word. A sexual release simply can't be what people live for, not and live a meaningful life that betters the world we share. This will be the end of my reading in the deep end of this genre.
I know others feel differently and perhaps its true that women, at least, become multi orgasmic while in the throes of a scene (something that's trick to accept given the difficulties women have in this area in other things I have read - not novels, articles, etc.), in this genre they ALL do. If so, wonderful for them. But what I objected to in O was the degradation, the lack of free will, even if the practice is consensual (it does not feel safe, or sane), seems "wrong" to me, people are given free will here in this life, if this is how they choose to use it, that's okay. But not for me.
I also understand polyamory, but using people as props, lending them to others to use, just isn't something I will ever get comfortable with - it's too reminiscent of sex trafficking to me, a real world problem that mirrors, in many ways, this genre. The book itself is well written but that's all I can say for it. I see from the reviews that women love it, or some do. So is their right, I just don't understand this as "loving" in any sense of the word. A sexual release simply can't be what people live for, not and live a meaningful life that betters the world we share. This will be the end of my reading in the deep end of this genre.