The Books of Claudia Varrin
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You should be seeing some adverts for Claudia Varrin’s books at the top of this site. Richard bought Female Dominance: Rituals and Practices for me a long time ago and I found it an enjoyable and educational read. Recently we have ordered the other two books: The Female Dominant - The Games She Plays and The Art of Sensual Female Dominance. “The Art of Sensual Female Dominance” is more of an introduction/beginner style book and Richard didn’t think I would need it, but I’ve skimmed through it quickly and think it will be a good book for just going over the basics from somebody else’s perspective and hopefully learning new things and solidifying old thought processes.
Varrin’s books are written in a warm, sometimes humerous tone which puts an emphasis on the safety and needs of the submissive whilst enjoying your power as a domme. As such I find them very tasteful and the perfect recommendation for anyone who would like to learn more about female domination from the D side.
Eventually I will get around to writing my own more detailed review on each book, as I read them properly.
Richard wrote about exchanging emails with her in Books About Female Dominance
Comments
I happen to have “The Art Of Sensual Female Dominance” by Mz Varrin, its not a bad book but yes its very much directed at a beginner looking to get started. I have been thinking about picking up her other books (I have an interest in BDSM How-to/idea books as opposed to simply stories some of which might make okay fiction but cannot easily be translated into the real world). Given what you have said I will look at her works… should be interesting. Ive gotten some of the Greenery Press Books, (Miss Abernathy’s Concise Slave Training Manual, Training With Miss Abernathy, Look Into My Eyes, A Charm School For Sissy Maids) and found them somewhat interesting at least from idea standpoints, its definately interesting reading even if some of the subjects a person has little interest in.
Posted by: Miss Silver | August 14, 2005 11:19 PM
I really like Varrin’s books. I disagree with Richard; it seems to me like most of the nonfiction books I’ve seen on female dominance assume one is a nervous beginner who needs one’s hand held.
I was somewhat disappointed with Miss Abernathy’s Training book (really—the information was useful, but after the first two or three chapters, could easily have been acquired from any number of non-scene books), but ordered her original Manual when I realized it was out of print. People do speak highly of it.
I’d be very interested in your thoughts on “Games She Plays”—it sounded like less technique and more of a memoir, which is not what I’m looking for.
Regards, R
Posted by: R | August 18, 2005 1:14 AM