tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post8624771165807494223..comments2024-01-15T10:12:27.170-05:00Comments on Navigating The Finite: Fifty Shades of Grey--Metaphor or a Lot Bang For The Buck?Sextanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-58769444789952514202012-09-04T13:49:28.575-04:002012-09-04T13:49:28.575-04:00I don't know I don't think I could stomach...I don't know I don't think I could stomach any more of Anna's pandering to the rich arrogant son of bitch. "Oh Christian, I love you so much. If I let you spank me real hard, will you love me too?"<br /><br />What I liked about Lisbeth Salander, you step on my toes, I take out your kneecaps. <br />She took no shit. Anna's submission just pissed me off. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-15345919438428348012012-09-04T13:10:16.945-04:002012-09-04T13:10:16.945-04:00Great comments, everyone. I think I will read the...Great comments, everyone. I think I will read the other two books.... Sextant, maybe you should too. Loved the "Dragon Tattoo" series. Brilliant.fiftyoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372578925298011630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-90334728627029730392012-05-10T12:46:57.872-04:002012-05-10T12:46:57.872-04:00Kristine,
I really should read at least the secon...Kristine,<br /><br />I really should read at least the second book to get a feel for what happens beyond the first book, but I am just so put off with BDSM that I have no desire. <br /><br />One of the functions of literature is to allow us to experience vicariously that which we would not want to experience first hand. In that regard the book was a grand success for me at least in the second beating with the strap. I was almost wincing with each hit. I also felt gratified with Ana's anger at Christian. <br /><br />I read the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series and the violence and the sexual abuse was much worse. Yet it did not infuriate me to the degree that this book did. Lisbeth struck back at her tormentors and fulfilled a lovely desire for sweet revenge usually conducted in a rather novel and ingenious manner. <br /><br />In this book, because Ana loves this abusive albeit genteel son of a bitch she agrees to allow this second assault. I wanted her to get up knee the bastard in the crotch and knock a few teeth out. This consensual line of reasoning infuriates me. No body in their right mind consents to have their ass beat to the point that they can't sit for a week. Indeed I don't know much about BDSM, and I can guarantee you I am not going to find out, but I just have a lot of trouble accepting that severe masochism has any element of normal consent to it. I also have a lot of problems with a man that finds inflicting pain and humiliation on a woman sexually arousing. That's just not the way the one should treat a woman. <br /><br />Thank you for stopping by and commenting. While I did not enjoy this book per se, I must admit that I have got more than my money's worth discussing it.Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-81361861684407384412012-05-10T11:34:16.923-04:002012-05-10T11:34:16.923-04:00I have to say, I read a lot of mystery and legal t...I have to say, I read a lot of mystery and legal thrillers and this was an exciting change. I want to be honest, this would have been an excellent book without all the sex. I love reading books about other people's drama, but one thing that did disappoint me was the violence so to speak that was in this book. Sorry, I don't think that is acceptable and for the point that, there is so much abuse in relationships, I hate to have that one person say, well it happened in the book so it is alright if it happens to me. I am not saying it is going to happen, but there is one person who might not have the mind strength to realize this is just a book. Otherwise HATS OFF, it was worth all the talk. I live in Utah and I was watching one of the talk shows and thought wow, I would really like to see what that book is all about and to me it was worth it.kristine Victoriahttp://letsblogaboutbooks.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-63368389627209158002012-04-25T22:18:08.489-04:002012-04-25T22:18:08.489-04:00Carol,
Yeah, probably not for you. But think ab...Carol, <br /><br />Yeah, probably not for you. But think about this, the Fifty Shades of Grey craze could be a potential windfall for you. The Christian Grey autographed deluxe BDSM quilt, with built in black leather cuffs, a complimentary grey neck tie, convenient storage pockets for whips and riding crops, and embedded porcupine quills to induce a truly masochistic high! Machine Washable. Replacement porcupine quills sold separately. Available at Carol's Quilts Of Pain! <br /><br />They will be a hit at the church bazaar, perhaps a bizarre bazaar. <br /><br />Thanks for dropping on by and putting up with my crap.Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-31639354946256879462012-04-25T21:33:29.824-04:002012-04-25T21:33:29.824-04:00So far I have heard nothing about this book that m...So far I have heard nothing about this book that makes me want to read it. thanks for saving me the effort.Carol E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02741550863747328734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-20238999083205588772012-04-22T11:18:14.810-04:002012-04-22T11:18:14.810-04:00Well I agree you do not need protecting from your ...Well I agree you do not need protecting from your imagination. There is no harm in reading books. I don't trust male aggression, I don't trust alcohol, put them together and what starts out to be a little kinky spice could get damaging--especially if one is tied up. But you are right I am descending into hysteria.Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-89295577152812358432012-04-22T10:21:17.413-04:002012-04-22T10:21:17.413-04:00I just read the Newsweek article, and I think it&#...I just read the Newsweek article, and I think it's right on target in explaining the phenomenon of Fifty Shades. Women are complicated creatures, Sextant, and for the most part, we don't need protecting from our imaginations. Fifty Shades is just harmless escapist fiction. I don't think it promotes BDSM any more than Game of Thrones promotes warlike behavior.Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-56204088218304671422012-04-21T12:12:15.343-04:002012-04-21T12:12:15.343-04:00Donna,
I think I let my inner 13 year old girl ou...Donna,<br /><br />I think I let my inner 13 year old girl out of her closet too long. There are two things that confound me about this book, 1) why accept any of this submissive crap. 2). What in the world is the popularity of this series? It has to be addressing something for it to catch on. Maybe it is just the right combination of romance, erotica, the prince saving the girl (from a mundane asexual life) only to be saved from his own internal demons, with the BDSM thrown in instead of fangs. <br /><br />Any acceptance of BDSM just pisses me off. I would love for Lisbeth Salandar to ride in on her motor cycle and give this son of bitch a tattoo.Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833454649093878095.post-54828958786205218722012-04-21T11:23:35.752-04:002012-04-21T11:23:35.752-04:00Interesting analysis, Sextant. I read it, too, o...Interesting analysis, Sextant. I read it, too, out of curiosity. So what did I think? Hmmm... It was very repetitive, yet I kept reading. I even bought No. 2, though I had absolutely no interest in seeing how the series ended and bypassed No. 3. I'm not worried at all about Shades of Grey making women more submissive, turning back the clock, or increasing emergency room visits. It's just a fantasy featuring a hero who would be just about perfect if he weren't a sadist. Poor Christian got that way because he was terribly hurt as a child. A scenario sure to tug at tender-hearted female heartstrings. It's Ana's job to make him whole. This is pretty standard romantic fiction fare.donnanoreply@blogger.com