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inkyyy 's review for:
Venus in Furs
by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
For a book that is said to give rise to masochism, I expected this to be more of a steamy read. There’s no sex involved in this story.
This was...okay. I was entertained in the beginning, as Severin pleads with Wanda to allow himself to be her slave. She resists the entire book so for the entirety of the book you’ll just read:
“Please whip me?”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes I’m sure.”
“Do you love me?”
“Of course, do you love me?”
“No.”
“Oh :(“
“I actually love you.”
It’s repetitive and kind of boring, but in the sense of erotica it’s interesting as it’s once again creating the essence that pornography and erotica is to bring ourselves entirely into our desire and we become fully sexual beings. Like de Sade and others, it’s not about the sexual act but it’s about the changing of our personality and destroying our humanity.
But in the modern day, where we have access to BDSM and the freedom for the most part to act out our sexual desires it’s not that profound and important now. Severin, to me, is just an annoying character who doesn’t know what he truly wants. He should’ve just had Wanda spank him every once in a while and they probably would’ve been okay.
Either way, it’s a book maybe worth reading for the historical and cultural value, but it’s not all that entertaining now. Perhaps Fifty Shades was inspired by Venus in Furs? It’s pretty much a gender swapped version with equally unlikeable characters.
This was...okay. I was entertained in the beginning, as Severin pleads with Wanda to allow himself to be her slave. She resists the entire book so for the entirety of the book you’ll just read:
“Please whip me?”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes I’m sure.”
“Do you love me?”
“Of course, do you love me?”
“No.”
“Oh :(“
“I actually love you.”
It’s repetitive and kind of boring, but in the sense of erotica it’s interesting as it’s once again creating the essence that pornography and erotica is to bring ourselves entirely into our desire and we become fully sexual beings. Like de Sade and others, it’s not about the sexual act but it’s about the changing of our personality and destroying our humanity.
But in the modern day, where we have access to BDSM and the freedom for the most part to act out our sexual desires it’s not that profound and important now. Severin, to me, is just an annoying character who doesn’t know what he truly wants. He should’ve just had Wanda spank him every once in a while and they probably would’ve been okay.
Either way, it’s a book maybe worth reading for the historical and cultural value, but it’s not all that entertaining now. Perhaps Fifty Shades was inspired by Venus in Furs? It’s pretty much a gender swapped version with equally unlikeable characters.