He’s also insanely controlling and tortured by a dark secret-a secret that will require her to give up her freedom if she wants to be with him. ![]() An ordinary female protagonist finds that an immensely powerful, handsome man is irresistibly attracted to her. Both are, at heart, the same story: The Thrilling Stalker Who Loves Me. ![]() The Fifty Shades series started as Twilight fanfic, so it stands to reason that the key to its success lies not in how it differs from Twilight-the explicit sex scenes, the bondage-but in its similarity. This saga, with its romanticized control-freak hero, poses highly charged questions about what a woman should be willing to sacrifice-autonomy? privacy? friendship?-in order to be loved. The “will she or won’t she?” hot button isn’t about sex. Having finally read it, I now know that all the publishers jumping on the women’s erotica bandwagon because of this series have missed the point. What, you thought I was going to say “the sex scenes”? Hah.Īctually, Fifty Shades of Grey is the least erotic “erotica” I’ve ever encountered. After fleeing the librarian’s amused scrutiny, I was soon alone with the book on my couch, reading it in exactly the manner you might expect: flipping through its slow sections to get to the good stuff. I decided the opportunity to study this would be worth a little checkout desk embarrassment.
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