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Mr. Benson: A Novel
by John Preston
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Paperback
Publisher: Cleis Press
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. Benson as his master.
If John Preston, the masterly, handsome author of more than 30 books, was himself a gay icon, his character Mr. Benson defined the culture of gay sex for an entire generation. When Mr. Benson first appeared in the pre-AIDS early 1980s, its unabashed celebration of male sexuality made it a cult favorite among gay men, many of whom wore T-shirts declaring that they were "looking for Mr. Benson." The novel's fresh voice and insights into identity, desire, power, and love influenced a generation of writers and editors, including Anne Rice, Samuel Delany, Michael Lowenthal, Laura Antoniou, and Joan Nestle.
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| It is always MISTER Benson, my master.. |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Taken from the cover this best sums up this great story of bdsm, master/slave, love and the dynamics of it all.
"Nowadays I laugh when I think of the guys in the bars who used to complain about their lovers. They talked about what a hard time they had on a weekend when their man was in a bad mood or about what marks were left once a month when they got the workout they'd been seeking for four weeks.They didn't know about masters.When I first came out I thought Butch was an insurance salesman in a flannel shirt...Mister Benson changed all that.
They never met Aristotle Benson. He is my master and I am his slave."
A good read.
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| This book moved me... |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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As a young gay man within the leather and bdsm community, this book moved me. The emotions, the story, the setting and the description, it feels as almost of the reader is there with our aspiring slaveboy Jamie. But this isnt some trashy domestroe paperback novel, no, it is a love story of the deepest kind. It reveals that even within a Master/slave relationship, the need to for intimicy is still ever present and needed by the parties involved. S&M is just a paler form of true intimicy, the level of whcih we all seek and need some time in our lives.
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| Gross and Misleading |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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I ordered this item based on the reviews, expecting an entertaining and amusing read. No one mentioned the really gross initiation scenes where the narrator drinks out of the toilet while half-a-dozen men peed in it and on him, or later hung a sign around his neck and used his mouth as the toilet while they drank and gambled the night away. It was just nasty. I skimmed the rest of the book and found much of it sad rather than erotic or amusing. If you are not into golden showers, don't buy this book. I'm returning it for a refund.
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| Funny domination? |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Awesome book. This was a nice easy read, also kind of funny. I loved it. I was really pleased with this book, it was well executed. The humor made it better than I had anticipated. The play between the sub and the dom was great, thoroughly enjoyable.
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| a classic |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Another "BDSM" erotica classic! A must read for those who love submissive men or dream of dominant men -- like both then you'll be doubly pleased. The only problem is that the plot tends to drift off from the training to a police drama at the mid-point.
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