This is a discussion group which will feature a monthly book that has a BDSM theme. The book will be announced at the beginning of each month with topics for discussion.

FEBRUARY: "Story of O" by Pauline Reage

Is O's experience soul-destroying or soul-fulfilling? Is she living out her destiny, or is she being ruined? At the novel's conclusion, is she free, or is she experiencing the ultimate imprisonment?

Do O and Rene, and eventually Sir Stephen, truly love each other and do what they do as the result of that love? Are they using professions of love as either manipulation, in the case of Rene and Sir Stephen, or as rationalization, in the case of O?