Sunday, June 10, 2012

50 Shades of Very Lite BDSM-101

Ok!  Yes...many have commented on '50 Shades of Grey' and I was refraining from joining in but when I heard that the book was being banned (and now 'unbanned') from libraries I had to read the book myself to see what all the fuss is about!  '50 Shades of Grey' Publisher-Library Bans Are UNCONSTITUTIONAL

I had heard the writing was juvenile and half way through the first chapter I had to agree!  If I hadn't already known that the author is a grown woman I would have thought she was a teenager! The writing and characters are out of a 16 year old's fantasy. This book is very tame as far as BDSM goes. The story does get better as it moves along and despite the poor writing it's an easy read.  But if you're looking for exciting erotica...look elsewhere! The story is really about saving poor Christian from his misguided view of sexual play and pleasure! Again...BDSM is made out to be the only avenue of pleasure for broken people!  It's a shame. Damn!  Give me that 'Red Room of Pain'! That is worth drooling over!

Here are some of the examples of poor writing that drove me just a little nuts:  Using the Kindle search function you'll discover that Ana says "Jeez" 81 times and "oh my" 72 times. Characters roll their eyes 41 times, Ana bites her lip 35 times, Christian's lips "quirk up" 16 times, Christian "cocks his head to one side" 17 times, characters "purse" their lips 15 times, and characters raise their eyebrows a whopping 50 times. She "blushes" or "flushes" 125 times, including 13 that are "scarlet," 6 that are "crimson," and one that is "stars and stripes red." Ana "peeks up" at Christian 13 times, and there are 9 references to Christian's "hooded eyes," 7 to his "long index finger," and 25 to how "hot" he is. Christian's "mouth presses into a hard line" 10 times. Characters "murmur" 199 times, "mutter" 49 times, and "whisper" 195 times, "clamber" on/in/out of things 21 times, and "smirk" 34 times. Christian and Ana also "gasp" 46 times and experience 18 "breath hitches".

To save the day and your time reading this post I would love you to check out this wonderful erotica book by Joey W. Hill. 'Natural Law' book two of her Nature of Desire series!  Joey W. Hill is one of my favorite erotica writers.  Make sure you have your lover/significant other/sub/dom close by!  The scenes are true to BDSM and very intoxicating and arousing!  Just as it should be. I have the book listed among my Amazon favorites. This book will make you smile!

2 comments:

  1. ....Characters "murmur" 199 times, "mutter" 49 times, and "whisper" 195 times...

    Bad trope. Probably due to a lazy author.

    But it can't hurt to have the genre come of main stream interest.

    CB

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    1. It's a start at least. Your writing compared to hers is like comparing Steven King's most graphic novel to a 1st grade reader!

      Love your work CB. I hope you sleep well at night. :)

      ~Vista

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