Posted on 09/17/2012 5:55:54 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Why isn't the blockbuster trilogy "50 Shades of Grey" just another bosom-busting trashy romance novel? After all, the endless sex scenes should have relegated the books to the erotica section in bookstores. Instead, they have been mainstreamed to an adulating population begging for more.
Looking farther into the pedestrian prose of author E.L. James, aka Erika Mitchell Leonard, we find more than just a titillating tome. It's hard to believe that this story ever made it out of the online venue called "fan fiction." In a normal world, the author would have been ostracized by literary critics for her lack of plot and her juvenile language. But much worse than the poor writing are the disguised themes of pedophilia and child abuse.
We don't live in normal times, and we are bombarded with the results of the old maxim "sex sells," which now reads "BDSM sex sells." The trilogy which emphasizes BDSM has sold 25 million copies worldwide and has made its publisher $145 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The books have been on the NYT bestseller list for 25 weeks.
On top of all this, James is hitting the circuit with another media blitz in advance of selling her fourth book, which will be out "just in time for Jesus' birthday," according to a rep from Vintage Press. In addition to a U.S. book tour, a movie deal with Universal, and a how-to magazine launched on August 28 titled Fifty Shades of American Women Who Love the Book and Live the Life, James will be on Katie, the new Katie Couric daytime talk show, on Monday, September 17. From Fifty Shades magazine:
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Well said.
if the title is correct and that is the subject matter of the book, is that not 1. illegal and 2. against amazon policy? they have pulled such things from sale.
apparently if its text and fiction, its not illegal.... ever heard of “LOLITA”?
and don’t look, but trust me, there are websites dedicated to FICTIONAL (hopefully) KID SEX stories
This old lady read the first book and found it so tedious and boring I didn’t bother with the other two.
too much information!!!!!
must wash brain cells....
Its been years since I ran across that stuff and it doesn’t go away
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