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One of the special things that the "Story of O" gives the faithful reader (as opposed to the reader who is only racing through for the hottest parts), is that the narrative sometimes goes deeper than the sensational sex, touching upon the more intimate aspects of interpersonal relations, as in the scene when Jacqueline has moved in with O and joins her in bed:
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One of the special things that the "Story of O" gives the faithful reader (as opposed to the reader who is only racing through for the hottest parts), is that the narrative sometimes goes deeper than the sensational sex, touching upon the more intimate aspects of interpersonal relations, as in the scene when Jacqueline has moved in with O and joins her in bed:
O drew the covers over her and turned out the light. Two hours later, when she took Jacqueline again, in the darkness, Jacqueline acquiesced, but murmured: “Don't tire me out too much, I have to get up early tomorrow.”Coming across a passage like that is one of the great treats of this reading life, and it brings a tender smile to Monk's ravaged face, but it is a smile weighed down by the poignantly bittersweet regret that this should be experienced between the pages rather than between the sheets.
