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 Interesting Read Aug 25, 2009
Since I have previously read some of Claire Thompson's books (the tamer ones), I decided to give this one a try. I read the description and reviews, so I knew it was on the "darker side." I will admit, this book was very hardcore...I did skip over one or two of the scenes. I did not absolutely love this book. Two reasons for this....1) I felt like I went on this painful, gut wrenching journey with Mark and Emily, and I was left in the dark. The ending (for a reader) was not so great, you never get to find out what happens to the couple...the book JUST ENDS. Thats all, thanks for reading. I'm not sure if there is a sequel, or hopefully there will be a sequel in the future? And 2) I honestly don't believe Mark really loved Emily. Hence the title...Obsessed. He was absolutely beyond obsessed, but I find it hard to believe that you treat someone you love like this. Although Emily did talk of rare times of tenderness with Mark, the author didn't really talk to much about this, so we never really got to see the softer side of Mark. I also hated the fact that he starved her. How can you do this to someone you love? I was able to handle just about every aspect of Mark's punishment...caning, humiliation, etc. Everything but the starvation, that really got to me. I also think Mark was definately on the "sick side", since he tortured Emily, even when punishment was not warrented.
I can also honestly say that I didn't hate this book. I'm somewhere in the middle on this one. This book really makes you think, its hard to stomach (at times), but I promise, you will never forget "Obsessed". This book will stay with you, you will think about it (long after you finished reading it), you will be pulled into this crazy world with Mark and Emily, and you will feel for them. Honestly, there were times when Mark threw Emily the smallest little compliment, and my heart jumped for her :)So on the other hand, I believe the author completely knew what she was doing with this one (kudos to Claire), because wether you love the book or hate it...you will think about it, talk about it, wonder about it, and feel for it. I'm only giving this a 4 star review, because I still want to know what happened with Mark and Emily. I love Claire Thompson and recc her books. I just finished "Our Man Friday" (menage) and it was great if your looking for a milder read from her :)
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Intense and not for Everyone Jun 03, 2009
This book details the abduction of a woman and the subsequent "breaking" by her captor. The book has many graphical scenes of hardcore kinks and fetishes that are not in any way for the faint of heart...torture, bathroom scenes, degradation, humiliation, needles, food and sensory depravation..this is not your momma's Harlequin romance that is for sure. The book is well written from a grammatical stand point, and very graphically descriptive, almost detrimentally so. Not a book for eveyone, unless you like your sex with a whole heaping dose of pain and violense.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Vile. No stars for this one May 29, 2009
I was unaware as to what to expect regarding this particular book but I certainly was not expecting torture that only a nazi holocaust warden would not hesitatte to administer.
Mark, a severe mental case in my opinion, abducts a young actress who has become his obsession, takes her to his isolated home where he proceeds to "train" her in the worst possible sadistic manner. I will reveal some means of toeture so the prospective reader can decide whether he/she can stomach the book. I have to admit that I stopped reading it as I kept wincing through the nightmarish ordeal the girl had to undergo . There were instances when I felt like retching, so disturbing was the read. Mark the psychopath, brutally whips (using a variety of floggers for his delectation) beats, slaps, starves, rapes and even pees in this girl's mouth, to name just a few of the means he employs to break her spirit. At about this point in the book I gave up as I realized the worst was yet to come and truly I couldn't bear it. The utter degradation and humiliation this girl was forced to endure was disturbing. Her name escapes me as our sadistic hero calls her by four letter word expletives. I know that this is a means used in order to break down the personality and then rebuild it as desired but this is probably done in the dungeons of the secret service, and I doubt whether "love" is an issue there. Yes, indeed, our machiavellian hero quotes love as his motive for his actions; a twisted notion of love, one to match his derranged mind.
I am aware that these books are to be taken with a grain of salt, that they cater to women's fantasies and so on, but this story must be every woman's nightmare. I could not see anything erotic in the story as the girl was unconsenting and even though it seems that she does eventually become dependent on her lord and master , it's just that; dependence as in conditioning like Pavlov's dogs. She has no free will after the relentless breaking of her spirit. She can no longer function without her master's voice and whip. How romantically SICK.
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Not bad of a read May 18, 2009
Not a bad choice. However, I am finding out that Claire Thompson is more into describing the actions in the book but has no interest in building a story. The endings are horrible, usually 1 page and no concrete resolution. Like... and she dies. The end (though this is not how this book ends) but just the same. The story just ends.
So if you are looking for a book with a story line, choose something else, like Anne Rice.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
so,so Apr 20, 2009
I liked some parts of this book, no romance, the beating was horrible, he says ," he loves her", but i don't see any love.
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