Mr. Benson
Book description
Mr. Benson is the compelling story of a young man’s quest for the perfect master. In a West Village leather bar, he finds wealthy, sophisticated, exacting Aristotle Benson, who leads him down the path of erotic enlightenment, teaching him to accept cruelty as love, anguish as affection, and ultimately, Mr.…
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1 author picked Mr. Benson as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Mr. Benson was published in 1983, but I discovered it a decade later, in a conversation I had with people while in a BDSM club in Atlanta.
According to the gossip at the time, Anne Rice and John Preston had a contest involving both of them writing and publishing a kinky novel.
Mr. Benson is well written, and was clearly penned by someone in the lifestyle. This was also my first introduction to M/m books, and I was hooked.
From Candace's list on kinky stories published before the internet was a thing.
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