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Mr. Benson
Mr Benson
Author: John Preston
A classic of modern gay S/M fiction, Mr. Benson is the compelling story of a young man's quest for the perfect master. In a West Village leather bar, he finds wealthy, sophisticated, exacting Aristotle Benson, who leads him down the path of erotic enlightenment, teaching him to accept cruelty as love, anguish as affection, and ultimately, Mr. Be...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781573441940
ISBN-10: 1573441945
Publication Date: 8/3/2004
Pages: 200
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Cleis Press
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 5
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WhidbeyIslander avatar reviewed Mr. Benson on + 717 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Definitely a product of its time (pre-AIDs), it's a quick read, but sort of off-putting even for a non-judgemental, non-prudish gay reader. Lots of sex, with more emphasis on pain and humiliation than sex since it is a first-person account by a slave who seems to have found the perfect master. The end wound up in an unconvincing white-slave-market plot that really showed some poor writing.
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