That "50 Shades" book

YAY now I don't feel such a loner here hahah... I thought I was going to be chased down by an angry mob and spanked

You could only hope, no?

Looks like I'm going to have to read part 2, Jools. I may have been unfair in my initial assessment by assuming where this was going. You are absolutely right that what Ana can't accept is the fact that he wants to HURT her for real in the context of this dom/sub relationship. And in book 1 there are vague allusions to a troubled early youth which may have scarred him. We'll see.

For me the issue in books like this is: how does a mainstream work treat consensual spanking/DD/BDSM relationships. Does it label such as "sick" or "violent" or "misogynistic" or does it accept that two people can enter into such a thing and be happy with it?

My Sweet Audrina by VC Andrews has a female spanking in it. I believe it's on pg 39. Audrina hears Vera being spanked on the bare by her father with a belt. The beginning of Joe The King (movie) has a Joe getting a pants down bare bottom spanking in front of the class right at the very beginning.

B

A lot of Virginia Andrews has spanking of some sort in it. Flowers in the attic for one...

I have just discovered that I can get this 50 shades book as an ebook for my kobo from the library for free, so I am going to give it a go.

Still amazed that some people are so small minded to feel they can judge someone's personality purely on what they read, how terribly naive!!

Oh I loved books 1 and 2 just started 3. First and foremost it's a story. Yes there are some totally unbelievable parts namely a virgin in her early 20's - that in itself is 'virgin' on the ridiculous. They both should go in the Guinness Book of Records for the number of orgasms they have. I personally want to smack her HARD and I'm not a spanker.

Now what do I like? The character of Christian Grey is so intriguing, he was dealt a 'bum' pack of cards, born to a crack whore mother, and the only other person in his life was his mothers pimp. He was found age 4 lying next to his dead mother. Ergo we already have a psychologists 'dream' patient with several issues.

The problems gradually emerge throughout the books and as in RL it often takes one special person to really help.

I listen to audio books and the narrator is fabulous. The sex is erotic, hot and explicit. Sadly the spanking is minimal but then I've never read a mainstream book with either in.

What would I change? Quite a few things but - it's not my place to do so.

This book was the monthly pick at my neighborhood book club. (I didn't read any of the "50.") However, the comments were extremely interesting.
Vanilla folks: Pure porn
Women who have never been spanked but live in fantasy: Delicious!
Spankos: Timid stuff, ok sex, wouldn't recommend the series to others.
I have no desire to read the books when there's so much better written here.
~Sar~

I agree with the majority - it is deathly dull. E.L. James' style is better than Romance novel writing but the story is not: a spunky, pure girl stumbles upon a super rich, good-looking, troubled man.

The author's heroine, Anastasia, has these responses to the dominant guy's stern look, "Holy shit!" "Holy Cow!" "Oh, no!" "Oh, Shit!" She rocks toward him, is repelled, then pulls away - endlessly.

I bought all three as a set : 1,500+ pages of super vanilla: six hand swats and she's sore, crying and devastated - just stupid.

Spankos, the 50 Shades series is a disappointing read but it might open minds and discussion about our adult spanking fetish. We can hope!

Ahhhh well, you and your neighborhood book club have me convinced--I'm not into reading "pure porn," even if there's a touch of spanking erotica included with it... --C.K.

In part 2 the female protagonist is willing to compromise with his interest because she loves him unconditionally and he admitted to loving her too...She is however i disturbed to learn.... MAJOR PLOT SPOILER WARNING: that the male protagonist wants to punish women who look like his drug addicted prostitute mother who neglected him and failed to protect him when he was abused by her pimp. He has many psychological issues to deal with and he uses BDSM as a coping mechanism.


Ana herself is turned on by spanking play and bondage, which surprises her... it is purely her fear caused by his admission of being a total sadist that troubles her.. but still she wants to go back to the "red room of pain".


These books are definitely aimed at females who enjoy the stereotypical chick flick or bodice ripper (okay that's me) and the fact it has some spanking in it is an added bonus in mainstream fiction... that's my humble opinion anyway. Sure it isn't hard core... but hardcore/ abusive spankings doesn't make for relaxing reading (for me anyway)