The Story of O

I think I just read a book in the quickest time ever, well, at least for me.
I figured it had been quite a long time since I had last read "The Story Of O" by Pauline Reage, so now was a good a time as ever to re read it. I went out and bought a copy, figuring I may as well own one, and started reading it that night. Like any good book, you just get into it and constantly pick it up when ever you get the chance. The downside is, its over before you know it. It is a great book if your into D/s stuff. I think it was probably my first glimpse at this type of lifestyle and I've been curious ever since. Re-reading it, it's not as harsh as I seem to remember, but that was a long time ago for me. 

For anyone who has not heard of this book before, check it out, I don't think you'll be disappointed. If you like my fiction story's, you'll love this. It was published in 1955 and was considered an "erotic novel". Here is the Plot , taken from Wikipedia :

Published in French by Jean-Jacques Pauvert, Story of O is a tale of female submission about a beautiful Parisian fashion photographer, O, who is blindfolded, chained, whipped, branded, pierced, made to wear a mask, and taught to be constantly available for oral, vaginal, and anal intercourse. Despite her harsh treatment, O grants permission beforehand for everything that occurs, and her permission is consistently sought.

At the beginning of the story, O's lover, René, brings her to the château of Roissy, where she is trained to serve the men of an elite group. After this first period of training is finished, as a demonstration of their bond and his generosity, René hands O to Sir Stephen, a more dominant master. René wants O to learn to serve someone whom she does not love, and someone who does not love her. Over the course of this training, O falls in love with Sir Stephen and believes him to be in love with her as well. While her vain friend and lover, Jacqueline, is repulsed by O's chains and scars, O herself is proud of her condition as a willing slave. During the summer, Sir Stephen decides to move O to Samois, an old mansion solely inhabited by women for advanced training and body modifications related to submission. There she agrees to receive a branding and a labia piercing with rings marked with Sir Stephen's initials and insignia. At the climax, O appears as a slave, nude but for an owl-like mask, before a large party of guests who treat her solely as an object.