The story of O my word!

I just finished up reading The Story of O by Pauline Reage. In a nutshell, the book tells of the descent of a young french girl into the hidden world of hardcore BDSM. It clears up any misconceptions that one may have of bondage and slavery when one realises its about giving up ones self in full to the power of another or possessing another in their entirety that the submissive no longer can be treated as a human being, but more a living piece of property somewhere between an animal and a person. Its not really about pain and the joy that follows when pain ends, as I had previously thought - rather pain is an instrument to fortify the relationship dynamics. Needless to say I don't get it personally, as I have never before found myself shouting aloud "Stupid girl!" at a book. Although I wouldn't say no to a personal assistant who organised my life for me, but in a purely non sexual way :P