50 Shades - Great, or the Greatest?
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Appalled at the closed-mindedness. It's like 1692 in here.
Think so? I happen to write erotica and have had some things published. Difference is I write GOOD erotica.
Well this took an interesting turn0 -
Automatic adult filter. I also gave up when I realized that. Not so good on the attention span for tasks that take minimum effort.None of the authors start with R.0 -
Found it. Searched for Trapped! (with the exclamation).
Good job!0 -
None of the authors start with R.
*sigh*
My fault, I just checked and because I made some changes they've taken it off temporarily. This is another:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/218967
Why stop at two cats?0 -
None of the authors start with R.
*sigh*
My fault, I just checked and because I made some changes they've taken it off temporarily. This is another:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/218967
Why stop at two cats?
Because I can't afford to take care of more than two.0 -
It looks like a badly written romance novel from Harlequin with a big budget. Considering it started as a Twilight Fanfic you can't have too high of expectations as it was based on pure suckage.0
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I think the nay-sayers are forgetting the book was written by a women.
Yurippe, I'm sure you're a fine girl as well but this website (to say nothing of the novels we're discussing!) is for people over the age of 18 years, and from your profile picture you are clearly a two- or possibly three-year-old child.
No, this book was copied from Twilight by a woman. Just with some porn added and a lot of whipping. Please.
Twilight was written by a woman too!!!!!
Good point. Woman * woman = Feminism Manifesto out the ace.0 -
I sincerely hope you're kidding.0
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It is the greatest love story of our time! It's a lesson in character development and growth. It's a masterful work of beautiful words strung together by a woman who probably walks on water and flies on angel wings, she's so perfect in her writing.r u for real? btw the trailer looks like a higher budget skinemax movie.
Please note I haven't seen the film. If it's half as thorough as the texts, it will likely become a classic; perhaps studied in college courses devoted to the subject matter.
Every college-level English lit class should teach these books. ALL OF THEM.
Thank God I'm not alone here. Also thank you for the link from that columnist. Some choice exerpts for the naysayers:
"In short, Anastasia is a totally believable and realistic depiction of a normal twenty-one-year-old female American college student[...]"
"This is why the immense popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey is actually great news for men. It’s a signal from the female gender—not unlike the one broadcast by Shawna—transmitting an exciting and encouraging message to men everywhere[.]"
"If Jane Austen (another bestselling female British author) came back to life and read this book, she would kill herself." (The implication I think is out of shame that Austen's work would not be up-to-par.)0 -
"You can't fix stupid."0
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The problem with 50 Shades is that it tells me when to be horny, it doesn't make every cell in my body just know what's up. Good writing puts me in the scene, crappy writing puts a narrator on my shoulder.
It is the greatest love story of our time! It's a lesson in character development and growth. It's a masterful work of beautiful words strung together by a woman who probably walks on water and flies on angel wings, she's so perfect in her writing.r u for real? btw the trailer looks like a higher budget skinemax movie.
Please note I haven't seen the film. If it's half as thorough as the texts, it will likely become a classic; perhaps studied in college courses devoted to the subject matter.
Every college-level English lit class should teach these books. ALL OF THEM.
Thank God I'm not alone here. Also thank you for the link from that columnist. Some choice exerpts for the naysayers:
"In short, Anastasia is a totally believable and realistic depiction of a normal twenty-one-year-old female American college student[...]"
"This is why the immense popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey is actually great news for men. It’s a signal from the female gender—not unlike the one broadcast by Shawna—transmitting an exciting and encouraging message to men everywhere[.]"
"If Jane Austen (another bestselling female British author) came back to life and read this book, she would kill herself." (The implication I think is out of shame that Austen's work would not be up-to-par.)0 -
Absolute awful book, I am not even talking about the BDSM component as I will admit I know nothing about this. The actual literature content is awful. I read the first out of curiosity then the second about half way through I realised it was a chore and I spent most of the time shaking my head in disbelief of the immaturity of the author. "My sex" to describe genitalia really????!!!!!0
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It is the greatest love story of our time! It's a lesson in character development and growth. It's a masterful work of beautiful words strung together by a woman who probably walks on water and flies on angel wings, she's so perfect in her writing.r u for real? btw the trailer looks like a higher budget skinemax movie.
Please note I haven't seen the film. If it's half as thorough as the texts, it will likely become a classic; perhaps studied in college courses devoted to the subject matter.
Every college-level English lit class should teach these books. ALL OF THEM.
Thank God I'm not alone here. Also thank you for the link from that columnist. Some choice exerpts for the naysayers:
"In short, Anastasia is a totally believable and realistic depiction of a normal twenty-one-year-old female American college student[...]"
"This is why the immense popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey is actually great news for men. It’s a signal from the female gender—not unlike the one broadcast by Shawna—transmitting an exciting and encouraging message to men everywhere[.]"
"If Jane Austen (another bestselling female British author) came back to life and read this book, she would kill herself." (The implication I think is out of shame that Austen's work would not be up-to-par.)
:huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:
It shocks me how much people enjoyed these terribly written books.0 -
Am I the only one who enjoys violence in a book? Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had two violent scenes, one of which was very satisfying.0
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Depends on what kind of violence.Am I the only one who enjoys violence in a book? Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had two violent scenes, one of which was very satisfying.0 -
Am I the only one who enjoys violence in a book? Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had two violent scenes, one of which was very satisfying.
I just finished reading that one a few weeks ago, looking forward to reading the other two in the series.0 -
Okay, so if we're talking BDSM novels, because I guess that's what 50 Shades tries to be, check out reader lists on goodreads.com and you'll find something much much better out there.
There's a lightyear difference and I'm truly bothered that the 50 Shades author writes like she never did any field studies, because in the real BDSM books it's clear that the authors know what they are talking about. If she was that interested, she should have explored the topic. Yes, she should have. And she should have gained first-hand experience. If she was too much of a sissy for that, then at least do some serious interviewing of people into the thing.0 -
if it requires a "safe word" I am so out!!!
there is no way I would walk around with sex toys in my lady parts
maybe I am naive but I dont see this being something for the majority of women
to me 50 shade is just a modern romance novel without Fabio on the front
we all know how spectacularly written romance novels are0 -
Fairly simple question. I've never seen a work of fiction so thoroughly explore women's issues. Can't believe they're making it into a film, considering Hollywood's penchant for populist pandering. Hard to believe that they'll tackle the hard issues like identity and sexual politics, and womens liberation -- all themes masterfully explored in the series.
I'm not looking forward to it. The book has done enough damage as is. Don't get me wrong, I'm not some staunch conservative that doesn't think sex should be talked about. My beef with it is that 50 shades did BDSM all wrong and moved into the realm of abusive and non consensual. Normally that would be okay, so long as everyone took it as the fiction that it is. The problem is women and men took 50 shades as a 101 beginners guide to BDSM and thousands of "50 shades bondage kits" hit the market. I can almost guarantee the people who bought these didn't bother to learn anything about BDSM, safe words, or really discuss what they wanted and didn't want to try before giving them a spin. It gives BDSM a bad name, not to mention it can lead to a lot of potential risks and getting seriously hurt if they take it too far without knowing what they are doing.0 -
Very important question. Is this the book that mentions body wash 53 times? I'm actually serious this time. It was very annoying.0
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Just putting this nice little book in here: The Ultimate Guide to Kink by Tristan Taormino. It's actually written by different people to make it as accurate and safe as possible.Fairly simple question. I've never seen a work of fiction so thoroughly explore women's issues. Can't believe they're making it into a film, considering Hollywood's penchant for populist pandering. Hard to believe that they'll tackle the hard issues like identity and sexual politics, and womens liberation -- all themes masterfully explored in the series.
I'm not looking forward to it. The book has done enough damage as is. Don't get me wrong, I'm not some staunch conservative that doesn't think sex should be talked about. My beef with it is that 50 shades did BDSM all wrong and moved into the realm of abusive and non consensual. Normally that would be okay, so long as everyone took it as the fiction that it is. The problem is women and men took 50 shades as a 101 beginners guide to BDSM and thousands of "50 shades bondage kits" hit the market. I can almost guarantee the people who bought these didn't bother to learn anything about BDSM, safe words, or really discuss what they wanted and didn't want to try before giving them a spin. It gives BDSM a bad name, not to mention it can lead to a lot of potential risks and getting seriously hurt if they take it too far without knowing what they are doing.0 -
The safe word is "pickles".
The books were crap. The writing was terrible. I know nothing of BDSM, but the way it was written was awful. It was a Twilight rip off and it annoys me that women who write about women in books as the main character make them weak and need a man and cling to an abusive relationship. Hello he told her that she had to work out and what she could and couldn't eat, where she would get her hair done and all sorts of crap. Control much? Why can't the women who wrote Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey make the main character a powerful female? Or just a female who isn't a complete dumb@$$?
Her biting her lip got annoying real fast. So did her inner goddess.
If these books became classics to be read in a college course then our society and future is doomed.0 -
Am I the only one who enjoys violence in a book? Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had two violent scenes, one of which was very satisfying.
Actually I loved that series.0 -
Very important question. Is this the book that mentions body wash 53 times? I'm actually serious this time. It was very annoying.
Don't use bodywash on your sex. You'll get an infection.0 -
Very important question. Is this the book that mentions body wash 53 times? I'm actually serious this time. It was very annoying.
Don't use bodywash on your sex. You'll get an infection.
uh oh.
When?0 -
That's ridiculous, it rhymes with tickles. Dorky choice and potentially very unsafe, too.The safe word is "pickles".
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If these books became classics to be read in a college course then our society and future is doomed.
And I agree with your opinion on "doomed".0 -
Way to take someone else's preference, stereotype it, and then claim it's wrong for not fitting the stereotype you just tried to apply to it.Ah, yes. S&M for people who don't know anything about S&M.0 -
if it requires a "safe word" I am so out!!!
there is no way I would walk around with sex toys in my lady parts
maybe I am naive but I dont see this being something for the majority of women
to me 50 shade is just a modern romance novel without Fabio on the front
we all know how spectacularly written romance novels are
Agreed. Safe words are for quitters.0 -
I read the books because all my female friends said it was the greatest thing ever. lol. It wasn't. The plots were ridiculous and the writing was crap, oh crap, double crap, and even triple crap. Not to mention that even the dirty scenes in the book were a bit vanilla.0
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:laugh:
Agreed. Safe words are for quitters.if it requires a "safe word" I am so out!!!
there is no way I would walk around with sex toys in my lady parts
maybe I am naive but I dont see this being something for the majority of women
to me 50 shade is just a modern romance novel without Fabio on the front
we all know how spectacularly written romance novels are0
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