Story of O

by Pauline Réage

Book Overview

The classic French erotic bestseller that preceded Fifty Shades of Grey A beautiful young French woman, known only as 'O', is taken by her lover Ren to a splendid mansion near Paris. Here, she is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345301110
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.5" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

The story of O is like wow!!

Love the book so far...it starts off with all the good stuff within the first few pages and only gets better!

A classic erotic tale of complete submission.

This is a classic for a reason and the reason is because this thing is intense. And I don't throw that word around a lot. The Story of O begins with O meeting and falling for Sir Stephen. Well, at the chateau, that is. The story really draws the reader in with this romantic setting, but the end result is far from romantic, in my own opinion. This isn't neceassrily a love story, so if that's what you're looking for, I don't think you will find it here. Instead, it's about totally giving yourself over to another. And that's intense. If you want a darker story, stick with this home. However, if you are looking for lighter fare, try Breaking the Girl and Eager to Please: Two Erotic Novels of Submission, which is also about bdsm.

It's fantastic!

I am very new to the world of S/M, but certainly in for it. I read this book to help me see what it is that goes on inside of me, though the book appear really hard and scary at times, there is so much truth in it. There is a certain amount of greatness and joy in submitting totally to other's will and to find yourself - at last! - freed from the weight of your own lusts, interests and complexes! I strongly recommend it.