Revenge

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Summary: Unwerth's 'Revenge'
Review: Deliciously decadent, Ellen von Unwerth's latest work has all the trappings of a classic, highly stylized tale of lasciviousness and a study in form, sexuality and society - albeit one tucked away behind the velvet curtain of propriety.

Titillating yet never prurient, "Revenge" depicts the erotic journeys of three young women who arrive for a respite at a rural manor. Instead, what follows is a series of sexually charged S&M scenes of the women as they become entagled with the Baroness (think "Rocky Horror Picture Show" with a stunning older woman in the antagonist role), her chauffer and her stable boy.

For von Unwerth, a fashion photographer whose work graces the pages of Vogue and Vanity Fair, the work represents a honing of her craft of merging desire with setting. When von Unwerth does it well, as she does here, each element is inextricable from the other.

Unexpected and as far from cliché as nearly any artist working today, "Revenge" stands out as a bar that won't be easy to clear for any who follow in her footsteps. - Fotophile.com

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Summary: A review
Review: I am in agreement with the previous reviewer that the small size of this book adds to its, er, charm. While I am not into S&M per se, the photographs in this book are rather beautiful and looking more and more like a Vogue fashion layout-not surprising being that Ellen Von Unwerth is a fashion photographer. While the story in this book is not an entirely original concept,(obviously ripped from Story of O)I was captured by the stunning black and white images. Would I call it art? Hmmm, not sure, it's all relative I suppose but as I turned the pages I could not help but hear a voice in the back of my mind whispering "This is someone with too much time on her hands." Whether the voice was speaking of Ellen Von Unwerth or me I haven't decided.

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Summary: fun size book, delightful and ho so sexy
Review: i haven't really noticed the size of the book when i ordered it (let that be a lesson to me, always remeber to do so) and i kind of expected somthing coffee book size, i don't know if i would dare spend that amount on somthing that's reading book size, but i'm really glad that i did.

this is a very nice and tempting book, it's made into several scenes each alaborated and very intence showing women in SM oriented scenes both as the controler and the controled while as the book goes the maids and slavegirls take revenge of their misstresses and tormentores. all this done in a playful mouthwatering sexy ways. i haven't been so turned on from photography for a long time. i love those grainy black and whites, it just give everything such a dirty erotic feel!

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Summary: Fun Book, But Small Format
Review: I like the collection of photos in here: there's nice light themed images that tell a "story" of sorts through pictures. The outfits are appealing as are the models. My main complaint is that the size of the book is too small. My feeling is that art/photo books should be larger in format so the viewer can pick up and take in more of the details.

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Summary: Hot, playful book
Review: The photographs and the women are beautiful. The tone is hot and still playful.
The only thing that I was unhappy with was that the book's dimensions are a bit small. I think of a wider book when I think of a "coffee table book." (I can't recall where I heard that said.) As a consequence, the photographs which are 2 full pages look a bit odd, as they are cut through the middle by the seam of the book. It's not like a magazine that lays flat- this is a thick book. And, of course, the photographs that command two-page spreads are some of the best, so it's really quite a loss.

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Summary: Sensuous
Review: This is the first of von Unwerth's books that I really like. Her previous efforts, I believe, were amateurish. Revenge is pretty cool. It a story in pictures but who cares about the stories when the images are this sensual and erotic and the models so luscious. Each photo stands on its own and suggests a story within a story. In fact, I like looking at the pages out of order. Just put your finger in the book, open and make up your own story on whichever picture your finger lands on. The book is sexually edgy like Roy Stuart without the murkiness of Tony Ward. The all black and white format suggests a dreamy quality of innocence even though the book depicts sexual violence albeit mild. My sole complaint is that the I wish the format was larger.

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Summary: book size
Review: Though I understand the opinions expressed in the other commentator's reviews on the book being too small a format. I found the small format to add to the intimacy of the content. The size is small and intimate a little book to tuck into a purse, a silken drawer, under a pillow. Its physical size matches the intimate unmentionables that the book plays with. The details of the small S&M line drawings on the inside covers also add to the intimacy and playfullness of her book. And of course, the photographs are gorgeous.

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Summary: book size
Review: Though I understand the opinions expressed in the other commentator's reviews on the book being too small a format. I found the small format to add to the intimacy of the content. The size is small and intimate a little book to tuck into a purse, a silken drawer, under a pillow. Its physical size matches the intimate unmentionables that the book plays with. The details of the small S&M line drawings on the inside covers also add to the intimacy and playfullness of her book. And of course, the photographs are gorgeous.