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Book Review of The Crimson Petal and the White

The Crimson Petal and the White
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Helpful Score: 1


I did not get the sense that this was a thought provoking mystery about who the Crimson Petal is and who the White is, because surely everyone is both?

It was more of a raunchy look at the various ways people use and punish each other and themselves, starting with ill education and ending in abuse.

The story began and ended very intimately and I wished the author had kept up the reader's personal involvement throughout the book instead of at select moments.