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katiepope86 's review for:
Story of O
by Pauline Réage
I picked up Histoire d'O after hearing that it's the "dirtiest book in existence". Say no more, haha.
I am a huge fan of anyone exploring what makes them feel thrilled, and the experience of Pauline Reage's writing - written in the 1950's, might I add, LOVE THAT - reminded me a lot of Anne Rice's pseudonymous work in The Sleeping Beauty Quartet. In something as highly personal and private as sexuality, who can expect to find everything someone says as 'perfectly agreeable'? That's not why I read Histoire d'O. I really just wanted to witness someone being really bold.
Reage doesn't hold anything back - at least I don't think so. It's important to remember that O's participation, per her own admission, is consensual. One could argue, "but doesn't that indicate she's traumatized? Isn't that wrong?" I don't know, and I'm not qualified to speak on that. I support someone doing what feels enjoyable to them (non-harm and consent assumed) and I support someone writing about the same.
The reason I rated Histoire d'O a 2 is because I found the story really boring. Imagine. Also, what happened to the end? I'll need to Google that one, because my version.
I am a huge fan of anyone exploring what makes them feel thrilled, and the experience of Pauline Reage's writing - written in the 1950's, might I add, LOVE THAT - reminded me a lot of Anne Rice's pseudonymous work in The Sleeping Beauty Quartet. In something as highly personal and private as sexuality, who can expect to find everything someone says as 'perfectly agreeable'? That's not why I read Histoire d'O. I really just wanted to witness someone being really bold.
Reage doesn't hold anything back - at least I don't think so. It's important to remember that O's participation, per her own admission, is consensual. One could argue, "but doesn't that indicate she's traumatized? Isn't that wrong?" I don't know, and I'm not qualified to speak on that. I support someone doing what feels enjoyable to them (non-harm and consent assumed) and I support someone writing about the same.
The reason I rated Histoire d'O a 2 is because I found the story really boring. Imagine. Also, what happened to the end? I'll need to Google that one, because my version