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Varrin relates her personal experiences with submissive fantasies as she introduces the general D&S (dominance and submission) vocabulary and emphasizes the emotional and physical benefits that can be derived from erotic surrender.









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Customer Rating: - Not bad for the novice
There's a disturbing belief I see often in online BDSM forums, to the effect that a submissive who enjoys him- or herself in any way in a BDSM context is not a "true" submissive. According to these folks, a "true" submissive is one who doesn't enjoy anything about the lifestyle but only participates because it's her duty as a slave. I HATE HATE HATE this mindset and that's part of why I wanted to read _Erotic Surrender_. I'd heard that it was mainly focused on the submissive's pleasure rather than on her slave duties. I figured it would be good to have another book, similar to _The Bottoming Book_, that dealt with both the pleasure aspects and the service aspects without stating that the submissive must be a complete doormat.

What I found here was, for the most part, not bad. I could see this being a good book for someone new to the lifestyle, someone just coming to terms with her submissive desires and not sure what to do with them. The soft-focus cover is nonthreatening, which could lead someone to pick this book up when they might not have chosen a book with similar content but with whips and chains on the cover. The book also provides tips for gently leading the partner you already have into your fantasy. It covers the basics about safety, scene etiquette, role-playing (there is a BIG focus on role-playing), and alternate states of consciousness. All of this is written with passion. It's obvious throughout the book that Claudia Varrin loves what she is doing and her enthusiasm shows through.

That said, I need to invite my favorite high school English teacher to visit Varrin, to have a little chat with her about paraphrasing. I'm not sure if I'd have noticed if I hadn't read _The Bottoming Book_ just before _Erotic Surrender_, but Varrin borrows whole chunks of prose from Easton and Hardy. She needs to put this stuff in her own words rather than using Easton and Hardy's.

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Customer Rating: - Excellent resource
For women exploring their sexuality and desires that some may consider "differnt" Erotic Surrender will answer your questions and help you and your partner on your journey. I thank Claudia Varrin for writting this and her other books as well. I have learned so much about who I am.

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Customer Rating: - Way too flowery...
I've read quite a few books within this genre and found this to be the weakest. Try SM101 or Screw the Roses...

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Customer Rating: - Very enlightening
This book was very informative and enlightening. Enter the world of female submission with more than your initial questions answered.