(Author's Note: This is a work of erotic fiction that deals explicitly with sex and sexual topics. It is meant for adult readers only.)
All 10 parts. Female, Recreational
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Underappreciated accomplishment. Half slave bdsm erotica and half dystopian science fiction. Combines the conventions of both sub-genres in a way that forces the reader to constantly interrogate their responses to the material. Are we supposed to be fascinated or revolted by what we see here? The systemization of sexual slavery—as taken quite seriously by this author—is fantasy gone wild and gone to smash. The quality of the writing only exacerbates this tension. Institutions are a central theme of the book: in the power they have to control and remake the individual through repetition, manufactured language, and sheer magnitude of organizational force. The author explores these institutional realities through a canny interplay of surfaces and depths: in which outward appearances of economic prudence and human care obscure more fundamental realities of domination and control. As these layers are progressively peeled away, trivial routine gives way to creeping menace which gives at last away to catastrophic revelation. It is under these circumstances that 'subjects' must—impossibly, miraculously—find hope and comfort and ultimately a future for themselves.
The seriousness of the book makes it something more than an ordinary work of erotic fiction. The question it asks, which is question we should continually ask ourselves, is fundamentally: Would a single naïf—a modern Candide—be capable of resisting the habituated common sense of an evil society? Would they resist? Or would they rationalize, accommodate themselves to, their own subjugation?
Hannah, the protagonist of the book, has to grapple with these dilemmas. She wants to be free. But she also needs to belong, to be fulfilled, to be loved. Slavery is the obstruction and the path to these goods. There is no easy answer. Female, Recreational
I’m rather at a loss for what to say in regards to this read. This means I will probably spend a great deal of time babbling and that this will likely become very long.
I absolutely do not think this book would suit everyone. I actually almost DNF’d it a few times, but then I found myself invested enough to find out how everything works out for the protagonist, Hannah. She was a character I really grew to care for and I wanted her to find happiness somehow. Is it even possible, though? She’s a slave. It’s probably a fruitless endeavor, but I will be reading ‘Female, Recreational: Book II’ because I just need to know how things turn out for this highly sympathetic and likable character.
In modern day Texas (it could be any year, I suppose; it’s not actually specified, but the technology available is similar to technology right now in 2018), ownership of humans is legal. Often times a debt needs to be repaid or a minor crime leads to a loss of personal freedom. I initially picked this up because Hollow Well’s review intrigued me with the mention of social commentary that goes along with a modern society where slavery is legal. It piqued my interest. While this is supposed to be erotica, I found nothing sexy about it; the social commentary and my care in reading about Hannah’s journey is what kept me going. There is absolutely a great deal of descriptive sex between Hannah and men and women and so much talk about fluids that I oftentimes just skimmed over all of that. Towards the middle-to-end, the sex becomes less explicit, oftentimes FTB, which was much more to my tastes given the circumstances.
At the start of this, Hannah lives with her mother after they are banished from, what sounds like, a religious cult. When Hannah refused to marry a man much older than her 15 years, she is disowned by her father, and her mother is separated from her entire family. For 3 years, Hannah and her mother have been living in rundown apartments, barely scraping by. Her life is rather isolated, as she is not allowed to work, nor does she go to school. When debt collectors show up at their door, they discover Hannah and, considering her an ‘asset’, immediately cuff her and take her to a storage facility, where she is kept in a cage, naked, until she is brought to a place known as the ‘stacks’. It is here that Hannah’s education in regards to her new life and status begins.
This is a difficult read, no doubt about that, but books that challenge our perceptions tend to gain my attention and stick with me. I do not recommend this book to everyone. I think it is absolutely something that should be determined by really asking yourself if you can handle the subject matter. Hannah, a sweet, naive girl of 18, is taken against her will and sold off as a status symbol to the family that purchases her. While they are kind enough to her, she is still a slave and is treated as valuable property; something to take care of to maintain her value. She certainly has more luxuries now than she did in the previous 3 years living with her mother, but she also has to face a lot of unknowns, discomfort, punishment, and submission to do things she may otherwise not want to do. There are no rape scenes in this book, thank god, and Hannah is always a willing participant, but you also have to ask yourself why. Although this is told from her perspective, it’s hard to determine what motivates her beyond the desire to avoid punishment. She also wants to be loved, but she’s smart enough to know that the level and type of ‘love’ she will receive is restricted within the confines of her being owned. Her owners have all the power and she has very little of it, regardless of the fact that they do not force her to have sex if she doesn’t want to. What I really had to think about was if she actually wanted to or if she was merely saying ‘yes’ all the time because she knew it was expected of her. Once she gets passed her old set of beliefs, she does enjoy sex a great deal, but that doesn’t mean she would necessarily go out and have as much of it as she does as a ‘Female, Recreational.’
Anyway, this is a good book that gave me a lot to think about. The writing is simplistic, but fits the feel of the book perfectly because of Hannah’s naivety and innocence. She is highly intelligent and excels at maths, but real world matters are more of a mystery to her. There were some grammatical errors, but considering that this is a 450+ page, self-published book, there were surprisingly few. Female, Recreational Great read
If this genre is something your into then I would def recommend this book for you as it was a great read from start to finish but def be home and over the age of 18 bc it gets hot and heavy in many places Female, Recreational totally unexpected
I enjoyed this book. It isn’t like anything I’ve ever read. There’s not exactly a happily Ever after here, but there’s a happy enough for now.
I can’t help but wonder sometimes if we’re not on a path to a dystopian society like the one in this book or others as grim. Female, Recreational Every once in a while I take a chance hoping for something dark. Honestly, I just thought this was boring.
Hannah grew up in a pseudo-Mormon religious community outside Fort Worth, Texas. Only when one of the Elders wanted to make her his fourth wife when she turned 15, her Mother took her and left. Only to scrape by and pile up debts.
And then one day the debtors have had enough. And they come out (accompanied by a Deputy Sheriff) to collect one way or the other. And then find out about Blond-Haired and Beautiful Hannah. And decide to take her instead.
So at this point I am thinking the Deputy is corrupt. Only he's not. Because this might be Fort Worth but this world doesn't work like ours in any way that matters.
At some point, presumably after the 15th Amendment, they brought a form of Involuntary Servitude. Can't pay a debt? They make you a servant. Break a law? They make you a servant. Etc etc. All legal under Federal Law and carefully regulated by the State Government. And most of the people doing the regulation are petty bureaucrats who hate their jobs.
I got to 51% and decided life was too short. So I skipped to the end and read the final chapter. I didn't feel like I missed anything. It isn't an unhappy ending - it just wasn't very interesting. Female, Recreational Es geht hier um ein frommes, naives 18jähriges Mädchen in einer dystopischen Welt in der man wegen Schulden oder auch Schulden von Angehörigen schnell in die Versklavung rutschen kann. So passiert es, dass Hannah eines Tages bei ihrer verschuldeten Mutter abgeholt, nackt in einen Käfig gesteckt und zu ihren neuen Besitzern gekarrt wird. Diese wollen sie möglichst viel bringend verkaufen und dafür muss Hannah in eine Art Trainings- und Verkaufscenter.
Ich habe mich lange Zeit durch gequält, da das Ebook recht gut für dieses Genre bewertet wurde. Leider konnte es mich so gar nicht begeistern. Hannah war mir von Anfang an zwar nicht unsympathisch aber sie nervte mich mit ihrer extrem naiven Art. Sie hat wirklich von so gut wie gar nichts eine Ahnung und versucht sich alles mit Gottes Willen zu erklären. Sie lässt einfach alles mit sich machen und ist dabei dann auch noch nett zu ihren Peinigern. Erotisch war hier auch nichts für mich, da ich Hannahs Verhalten null nachvollziehen konnte. Sie hat sehr merkwürdige Gedanken in einer Situation in der man eigentlich ausflippen sollte vor Angst. Und dann macht sie viel zu schnell mit und hat Spass an den sexuellen Sachen. Es war einfach nur sehr merkwürdig und daher habe ich es dann bei 40% abgebrochen.
Der Schreibstil ist an sich nicht schlecht, aber mir war alles viel zu lang hingezogen und die Prota sprach mich null emotional an.
Story 1,6/5
Charaktere 1,6/5
Schreibstil 3,0/5
Gesamt 2,0/5 Female, Recreational