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Human Furniture
Welcome to Scarlett's world. She's a professional sessionist. For a fee, she'll walk into your life. And take you all the way there.
IT'S ALL ABOUT PLAY. Cosplay, s&m play, you-name-it play. People working out their issues and fetishes, without judgement. In a powerful, private place.
HUMAN FURNITURE is Devora Gray's brilliant, raw, loving deep dive into what and who "The Perfect Woman" might be in this lonely, broken world. Part juicy memoir, part gleeful extrapolation, it's 100% biting and honest and compassionate in portraying the deep joy and pain so many men, women, and beyonders feel. Including Scarlett herself.
When they allow themselves to take it all the way.
IT'S ALL ABOUT PLAY. Cosplay, s&m play, you-name-it play. People working out their issues and fetishes, without judgement. In a powerful, private place.
HUMAN FURNITURE is Devora Gray's brilliant, raw, loving deep dive into what and who "The Perfect Woman" might be in this lonely, broken world. Part juicy memoir, part gleeful extrapolation, it's 100% biting and honest and compassionate in portraying the deep joy and pain so many men, women, and beyonders feel. Including Scarlett herself.
When they allow themselves to take it all the way.
408 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2015
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December 19, 2015
I was drawn to this book when I was first doing research for a short story of my own involving a scene with human furniture. For those of you who don't know, human furniture (also known as forniphilia) is a type of BDSM where people are bound and used as things like tables and chairs. The book explores a diverse range of sexuality.
"Human Furniture" is a picaresque novel. It is told in episodes about a roguish type, on the road, living on the fringes of society using comedy and satire. Scarlett reminded me of a female Tom Jones. "It's not unusual to be loved by anyone..." Also, I liked Devora Gray's protagonist better than Henry Fielding's bastard. Some chapters focus on other characters without mention of Scarlett, but these don't detract from the narrative or seems out of place.
This book is an incredibly well written and sexy. And it is sexy because it is well written. There are chapters about feet, CBT, among others that aren't part of my browser history, but I found myself getting aroused because of quality of detail and mood Gray establishes in her scenes.
To an extent, "Human Furniture" lampoons how sex is portrayed literature and film. The short list includes references to The Story of O, Eyes Wide Shut, and Memoires of a Geisha. But while there is all this comedy, there is always a human element to these episodes. Our narrator consistently wants to help people express him or herself, while trying to better understand what makes these characters so complex.
I'd recommend this book to anyone that is interested in the complexity of sexuality and the various ways people choose to express it. Be prepared for an intense ride.
"Human Furniture" is a picaresque novel. It is told in episodes about a roguish type, on the road, living on the fringes of society using comedy and satire. Scarlett reminded me of a female Tom Jones. "It's not unusual to be loved by anyone..." Also, I liked Devora Gray's protagonist better than Henry Fielding's bastard. Some chapters focus on other characters without mention of Scarlett, but these don't detract from the narrative or seems out of place.
This book is an incredibly well written and sexy. And it is sexy because it is well written. There are chapters about feet, CBT, among others that aren't part of my browser history, but I found myself getting aroused because of quality of detail and mood Gray establishes in her scenes.
To an extent, "Human Furniture" lampoons how sex is portrayed literature and film. The short list includes references to The Story of O, Eyes Wide Shut, and Memoires of a Geisha. But while there is all this comedy, there is always a human element to these episodes. Our narrator consistently wants to help people express him or herself, while trying to better understand what makes these characters so complex.
I'd recommend this book to anyone that is interested in the complexity of sexuality and the various ways people choose to express it. Be prepared for an intense ride.
February 16, 2016
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May 30, 2016
This novel is a pleasant surprise. It's the story of an alter ego named Scarlett, from it’s nervous beginnings to a more polished role, and everything in between. The novel is made of short stories you can read individually or from beginning to end. I have many favorites of which I’ve read a few times, one being the title of this book. I found this novel insightful and appreciated the honesty throughout.
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