Safe Word

The sequel of Carrie's story is not very different from what we read in the first book. The exploration of extreme sexual fantasies continues and culminates in some very good sexual scenes and in some that are not directly related to sex as we all perceive it. There is some originality - especially......more

Yes, ladies and gentlemen. You see a 4 star (as opposed to my wildly enthusiastic 5 stars) for Safe Word. And I'll get to why in a minute. Safe Word is the sequel to Carrie's Story. (Teeny spoiler alert) The novel picks up as Carrie's Master Jonathan has "sold her" at a slave auction to a mysterious......more

Sequel to Carrie's story... Maybe I would have liked this better if I'd read it in one fell swoop, but as it happened I went away in the middle and so had to pick up the threads when I returned. POSSIBLE SPOILER!!! Somehow this one seemed much less convincing than the first, and the terrible "crime" J......more

I did not enjoy it as much as the first one, especially because of the weird switching between narrators. It would have read better if it switched between no more than 2 voices, the two main characters, but those two AND the usual third party narrator was just a bit too much and confusing. The story......more

Safe Word is less titillating than the first book, but it's more saturated with smart references to literature, linguistics, movies, and TV. Carrie's observations are more snide and mocking. The contrast of her high I.Q. against her emotional immaturity is jarring, but feels essentially true about a......more