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he first thing I want to tell you is that your impressions of this book are nothing what it actually is like. The cover is haunting, and the blurb rather raunchy, but even as a novel encompassing the infamous human slave auction, or even further, human pony camps, Carrie's Story is more than a work of erotica, more than literary pornography; it is truly a work of art.
I'd never read an BDSM novel before, and quite frankly, I'd never wanted to. But being a Naked Reader Book Club member, I decided I would have to face my discomforts, and give Carrie's Story, one of the monthly selections, a chance. Sometimes, you discover the best things in life by taking the highest of risks. And in this case, that's exactly what happened.
I'm not saying I love S/M now. No. The thought of it still makes me a little queasy. But this book has brought me into a whole new world of literature, one that I find myself craving. BDSM, bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism, is a taboo subject of nature itself. Flogs, chains, gags, and leather aren't even the extremest of it in this neo-Victorian novel. Think ponies. Human ponies. Think bridles and reigns on human bodies, think whips and saddles on human flesh. Think tails, attachable only through a plug through the anus, and think of modern slavery. All very frightening concepts that I have been introduced to, and am no longer disgusted with. Don't get me wrong. Carrie's Story doesn't downplay anything, oh no. You get the rawest of humiliation, the ugliest of flaws, and the most painful of experiences. You also get unblemished emotions, ranging from homeliness, to loss, to desire, and a love story that is so untraditional in doctrine, that it makes you want to be a part of it.
Jonathan is every literature geek's dream. Handsome, obscure, slightly older. And Carrie is just the right girl to fall for him. Little does she know what she's in for...well, aside from the fact that he asks her to be his slave within hours of acquainting. "Meet me at 3 pm," he says, handing her a folded note with an address. Obviously, Carrie won't take up on his offer; he is a stranger, after all. Miraculously, she does, though. And so begins their long, but surreptitiously short-lived relationship.
The horrors of being beaten as a sexual fetish have always dawned on me. I've never found it arousing, or even amusing in the least. Carrie's Story hasn't changed that in me, but I still admit many of the sex scenes are mind-blowing. The fact that one could love the person who beats and whips them until bruises brandish, and permanent welts form, is beyond my perception. Molly Weatherfield however, does an extraordinary job convincing me.
A question arises while reading this novel: How is the fine line between two lovers and a slave and a master determined? I always thought it would be difference in inclination of emotions, but after reading Carrie's Story, I've learned that the way you as a woman, feel about your lover, is not too distant from the way you as a slave, feel about your master. And that is the message Carrie tries to bear.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Carrie's Story is one of going deep into the world of Master and slave and Bondage. I like the way the author makes the story through the eyes of Carrie and how she experiences the pain and pleasure of having Johnathan dominate her. I love the hot scenes in the story and would recommended it for those who like bondage and for a learning purpose into the world of bondage and M/s. I rate this book 4 stars and call it a Hot read.
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Posted February 10, 2011
...although there's no shortage of the latter either. Weatherfield writes a brilliant story with a protagonist who manages to hold your attention. Carrie is complex, and more into the self-discovery aspect of BDSM than the usual lost girl looking for a daddy as is all too common in the genre. This is fairly high level writing that has perfect pacing. The only criticism I'd have is the 'pony girl' stuff which I just consider to be weird. The ending packs a visceral punch and sets up perfectly for a second act. Well done. If you like this book, also check out A Lady Pays Her Penalties by Ashley Zacharias -- which is the best buy on B&N as it is free.
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Posted May 24, 2012
This book was pretty amazing! It wasn't a book that will make you all hot and bothered but it was very entertaining! It kept my attention... I wanted to know what would happen to her. Read it! It made me very interested in that world.
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Posted May 22, 2012
It's ok. But I had a hard time keeping focused on it. It's not that it's bad. Just not for me.
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Posted May 19, 2012
Very different from all the other bdsm I've read. Love all the humiliation & not just sex. Really appealed to my psychi on so many levels.
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Posted April 21, 2012
Many years ago I read the book "The Story of O" which introduced me to a world of sexual pleasureful possibilities I felt I belonged to, but then -- I did not live it, and after years of regular relationships I met a man who brought me back to this side of myself. I started to read whatever I could find to understand myself and discovered, of course, the book "Carrie's story". I am very grateful for the book, grateful for the real person behind the novel, all the mind game she is going through to embrace her submissive part, the education and her smart, witty, ironic side of a young intelligent woman with a all-so-normal job.
All the book is very explicitly and intelligently written, the language sometimes bold, erotic, exotic, fun, open. I will recommend this book for everybody who is involved in BDSM, but also for everybody who is exploring the topic, or simply wants an erotic read of another kind. I put a lot of remarks into my book and will read the book again shortly.
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Posted October 15, 2010
Fairly interesting story but rather dry and plodding about a subject I think should be alot hotter. It was so perfunctory at times, I would go back to check the front cover to make sure that I was still indeed in the book I bought on the promise of the cover alone. That will teach me.
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Overview
"I had been Jonathan’s slave for about a year when he told me he wanted to sell me at an auction. I wasn’t in any condition to respond when he told me this " So begins Carrie’s tale of uncompromising sexual adventure. Imagine the Story of O starring a Berkeley PhD in comparative lit (who moonlights as a bike messenger) with a penchant for irony, self-analysis, and anal sex. Set in San Francisco and the Napa valley, Carrie’s Story takes the reader on a journey into a netherworld of slave auctions, training regimes, and human "ponies" preening for dressage competitions.Carrie’s Story is S/M smut for people who know how to read. The author is herself ...