The Surrender

[perdido]

Has anyone else read "The Surrender" by Toni Bentley? Her story of anal sex as a spiritual experience. Writes about sex in a wonderful way. It's a good read very compelling.


From Publishers Weekly
"I am sitting on the threshold. Perhaps this is the final paradox of God's paradoxical machinations: my ass is my very own back door to heaven. The Pearly Gates are closer than you think." Bentley is writing of her rhapsodic experience with sodomy. So some will call this memoir blasphemous, others spiritual; some pornographic, others erotic. What it is, is wonderfully smart and sexy and witty and moving, a tale of unbounded passion that leads to transcendence. The tale is paradoxical in more ways than one: aside from Bentley's ass leading to heaven, she finds that submission leads to freedom—a freedom she had never known as a dancer with the New York City Ballet (about which she wrote her first book, Winter Season), nor in her failed marriage, nor in any of her other polymorphously perverse sexual experiences. While deeply serious, Bentley is also hilarious as she describes the delights of crotchless panties ("they come in many different styles—each with its own je ne sais quoi") and touching in an imagined obituary for her lover, A-Man ("He was the only one who took time to be friends with my cat.... He was the one with whom I couldn't tell whose pleasure gave me more pleasure"). Bentley's honesty about the most intimate of subjects is daring and delightful for those willing to follow her to, so to speak, the end.

[ElisabethWhispers]

No, I haven't. But I initially heard of the writer on "The Real Princess Diaries". Here's the link:

http://www.realprincessdiaries.com/2...t-for-the-day/

I almost hesitate to reference Alexa because of her not really being an escort and all of the drama surrounding her personae but the essay she/he/they wrote was also a compelling read.

You know, much like anal sex is compelling and mysterious on its own without an essay or book being written about it. As just a slight segue, I really miss reading her site.

And thanks for mentioning the book. I haven't read it but would like to.

Yours,
Elisabeth

[WTF]

Originally Posted by perdido

Her story of anal sex as a spiritual experience. .

That just cracks me up!

I'm sure its a great read butt thats just not my cup of tea.

[Guest012211-3]

You can always just skip to the END

[Katy Alexander]

my ass is my very own back door to heaven The Pearly Gates are closer than you think."

Cool ,I just found my tag line for my new eros guide ad lol

[Guest012211-3]

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[Camille]

Originally Posted by ElisabethWhispers

No, I haven't. But I initially heard of the writer on "The Real Princess Diaries". Here's the link:

http://www.realprincessdiaries.com/2...t-for-the-day/

I almost hesitate to reference Alexa because of her not really being an escort

You got that right Elisabeth. It's not even a "her"..it's a him.
I banned him from posting his nonsense of my blog a long time ago.
A good escort can cover their tracks enough to conceal their real name.
This dodo can't even conceal his sex.

C

[guest051510-1]

Anal sex doesn't interest me so I probably won't be reading a book about it. Somethings I'd rather not know about. Ignorance is bliss, and I will die an anal virgin.

[Centruroides]

She did have a new piece in Playboy this month called "For Love and Money."

You can also read The Surrender here.

http://browseinside.harpercollins.co...=9780060732479