Behind Closed Doors (Paperback)

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Reyes is better known for The Butcher, her sombre tale of a woman's animal attraction for a brutal man, but this unusual novel-by-numbers is more playful and erotic. As every chapter ends you choose which sexual route to take and with whom. An exuberant romp through all forms of sexual pleasure. Review by MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI Editor's note: Maxim Jakubowski is editor of four volumes in the bestselling Mammoth books of erotica series. (Kirkus UK)

Smutty meanderings from French porn diva Reyes (The Butcher, 1995), who here badly overestimates the literary freight her train can pull. This time, the ostensible gimmick at hand is that we are given two novels for the price of one, each relating sometimes identical (and always similar) events, one from the male and one from the female point of view. The action begins at a circus sideshow called the Kingdom of Eros, where a man and a woman meet and begin their tryst - which is itself the center and entirety of the plot. At the end of each chapter, the protagonist is left facing several doom, each corresponding to a subsequent chapter in the narrative, and the reader is thus allowed to alter the direction of the story by choosing which door to enter. Despite such an elaborate - and quickly annoying - narrative device, it is evident from the start that there is no story here to be told, apart from the various hydraulics involved in human coupling. Although we are given some vague rhetoric about "the Shadow of Myself' and "the Ghost of Lost Love," no person or event seems to bear the least relation to anyone or anything outside herself, himself, or itself, and what we ultimately seem to find are simply random (if vivid) depictions of people having sex, with nothing to unite them thematically. Erotic vignettes, some quite extraordinary, but not a book in any more rewardingly imaginable sense: raw material thrown haphazardly on the page. (Kirkus Reviews)

Product Description
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS is an erotic adventure story in which the reader can choose what happens next. The book is divided into two halves(men read from one end,women the other)and each chapter gives a choice of sexual fantasies or 'doors'to open next.The story opens,in both cases,with a glimpse of a stranger at the entrance to a travelling circus;you choose the ending-do the central characters,having learned from theiradventures how to love,go off together or seperately?

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   6 of 7 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Sizzlingly sexy, great fun - exactly what erotica should be, 15 Dec 2000 By A Customer This book is simply divine. Reyes takes the old idea of the 'adventure book' where the reader has to choose which path to take, and uses it to frame some wonderfully inventive and fun fantasy sexual encounters. The book is printed for men to start at one end, and women to start at the other, hopefully meeting in the middle if you make the right choices. However, if you're broadminded enough to read the book in the first place, you'll almost certainly be sneaking a look at the opposite sex's path (speaking of which, Alina Reyes understands male sexuality better than any other woman writer I've found - she could get a eunuch hot under the collar). Fantastic, uninhibited, sexy, dirty, and great fun. Do yourself a favour - buy one copy for yourself and one for your significant other, and see where you meet! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5 of 11 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute drivel!!! A complete and utter waste of money, 30 Aug 2001 By  ebatch "ebatch" (London - the centre of the world) - See all my reviews Incoherent, bland. A hotch potch of sketches lacking in any real sexuality or sensuality. The scenes described are rigid & remote and do not conjure up any involvement from the reader. For example "We got undressed and took up our positions....". The sex scenes, such as they are, are very short (a paragraph if you are lucky) and consequently give no impression of desire and urgency building during foreplay. Neither is there any descriptive narrative for the actual intercourse. It just happens and is over with in a sentence or two. In fact it almost reminded me of Mills and Boon where the sex (that takes place) is never mentioned. The problem with this book is that it has nothing around the missing sex / erotica. Avoid at all costs. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 2 customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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