My best friend just got to a certain special part in Storm of Swords. Ahahaha
The Red Wedding. Oh Christ. She is so mad. She says she doesn't even particularly like Robb that much, but she is still so pissed about what happened.
I'm a terrible friend.
oh yeah
well, my girlfriend's reading Game of Thrones
she's only like a third through it, and she says 'Ned dies, doesn't he'
my response?
'No! What? Man, you're way off track if that's where you think it's going.'
I told you not to trust me
She knew way before she started reading the book that this was going to happen. Because I told her about when the first season of Game of Thrones started and someone commented that
Ned had a good head on his shoulder. And how everyone in the thread was freaking out behind spoilers about the terrible lie that was just told to the unsuspecting people of the thread.
the real game of thrones is lying to people's faces just to shock them more when shit goes down
My best friend just got to a certain special part in Storm of Swords. Ahahaha
The Red Wedding. Oh Christ. She is so mad. She says she doesn't even particularly like Robb that much, but she is still so pissed about what happened.
I'm a terrible friend.
While it's a great series with some really amazing writing and characters
I'm pretty sure the real reason it's gotten so popular through word of mouth is schadenfreude.
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
Anastasia has these two weird interior personifications
there's her 'subconscious' which is the boring rational one that yells at her for being dumb when she's into Christan being a jerk to her
and there's her 'inner goddess' which is basically the way she manifests her arousal
eg
"Were you hoping for something more exotic?" [asks Christian]
My inner goddess pops her head above the parapet.
"Oh no. I've had enough exotic for one day." My inner goddess pouts at me, failing miserably to hide her disappointment.
it's
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YaYa I'm pretty sure the descriptor you're looking for is 'bad' - it's bad.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
Like I am totally able to say that sub/dom stuff can be hot as hell, you know, when it's done in a healthy and responsible, consensual way
But the relationship in that book is not healthy and is in fact deeply disturbing, based on what I've read
yup
I actually was thinking that this same basic concept could be really interesting if it was handled by a capable writer
I'd like to read about relatively sexually experienced character engaging in this sort of activity for the first time and exploring the sort of people that are into that kind of thing
instead we have Bella surrogate and Edward surrogate
Like I am totally able to say that sub/dom stuff can be hot as hell, you know, when it's done in a healthy and responsible, consensual way
But the relationship in that book is not healthy and is in fact deeply disturbing, based on what I've read
yeah pretty much
see the thing is, in a healthy relationship, the sub is the one who's really in control, because they're the one with the power to say "this is not a thing i will do", before and during the actual act
50 shades?
he's up in her shit about how much she eats, before they're even in any kind of a relationship, and she just gives in
For that matter, I love reading a book where the characters have deeply fucked up unhealthy relationships and think it's just peachy because they're deeply fucked up.
But the author needs to be in on the joke.
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
For that matter, I love reading a book where the characters have deeply fucked up unhealthy relationships and think it's just peachy because they're deeply fucked up.
But the author needs to be in on the joke.
yeah
yeah!
also, the writing is just wretched
it's flowery where it should be straight-forward, and it seems like pretty much all actual raw emotion is hidden by constant interior monologuing or shitty metaphor
That is an exception I would make. If my wife wanted to read them I'd silently judge the hell out of her but if they got her juices flowing then hot damn, read away sweety. Read them every night. Read them out loud.
That is an exception I would make. If my wife wanted to read them I'd silently judge the hell out of her but if they got her juices flowing then hot damn, read away sweety. Read them every night. Read them out loud.
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the real game of thrones is lying to people's faces just to shock them more when shit goes down
While it's a great series with some really amazing writing and characters
I'm pretty sure the real reason it's gotten so popular through word of mouth is schadenfreude.
That part may have single-handedly made the decision for me to not finish the series until they're alllll published.
I need resolution with my horrible distress.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
it is so upsetting that so many people have read a book where the morals are absolutely reprehensible
I'm 70% through it and I'm pretty much running on pure momentum
Anastasia has these two weird interior personifications
there's her 'subconscious' which is the boring rational one that yells at her for being dumb when she's into Christan being a jerk to her
and there's her 'inner goddess' which is basically the way she manifests her arousal
eg
it's
hmm
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
nah that's too straightforward
it's upsettingly awful, leaving a smoldering hole in me where my subconscious sits weeping
oh no what is happening to me
I read the first couple of chapters and just thought it was unmitigated shit
I really try not to be a book snob but man, it's all just so bad
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
bit.ly/2XQM1ke
man you didn't even get to the good bad stuff
right now Anastasia's walking around with a couple of metal balls in her before Christian spanks her
this is a bargain they've struck
Anastasia gets metal balls and spanking and if she puts up with that Christian will reveal something about his personal life
yeah
yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhh
But the relationship in that book is not healthy and is in fact deeply disturbing, based on what I've read
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
yup
I actually was thinking that this same basic concept could be really interesting if it was handled by a capable writer
I'd like to read about relatively sexually experienced character engaging in this sort of activity for the first time and exploring the sort of people that are into that kind of thing
instead we have Bella surrogate and Edward surrogate
you know, for kinky sex
because that's where you buy your bondage rope, at the hardware store
ehhhhhhh
not really
she's filling in for a friend to do an interview with him for the student newspaper
afterwards he 'conveniently' shows up at the hardware store she works in and yes buys a bunch of bondagey stuff without really saying why
fun fact: I marked the above with spoiler tags originally
the perfect excuse
yes hello i would like these lengths of rope and your longest, hardest screw
i don't need any wood though because i've already got some
eh? eh? how bout a spanking
a friend of buttlady's is a professional domme and she utterly loathes that book because it paints everything in a really fucked up light
yeah pretty much
see the thing is, in a healthy relationship, the sub is the one who's really in control, because they're the one with the power to say "this is not a thing i will do", before and during the actual act
50 shades?
he's up in her shit about how much she eats, before they're even in any kind of a relationship, and she just gives in
that's not a healthy d/s relationship
that's called being fucking weak
I did not expect this book to be so funny
oh man
this book
we are through the looking glass here people
for the love of god
stop fucking, you goddamn idiots
go have an adventure
go be dramatic
aaaaaarrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
the fucking IS the adventure
for her anyway
which is kind of sad, that her idea of an adventure is utterly surrendering her free will to sate someone else's lust
But the author needs to be in on the joke.
yeah
yeah!
also, the writing is just wretched
it's flowery where it should be straight-forward, and it seems like pretty much all actual raw emotion is hidden by constant interior monologuing or shitty metaphor
I was wrong. I recently learned she's reading the sequel. That means she enjoyed 50 Shades enough to buy the second book.
Ugh.
Crunch Crunch! Munch Munch! Chomp Chomp! Gulp!
I have nothing more to say on this matter.
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she breaks up with him and it ends with her crying alone in her room
and then there's two more books
sigh
I went into this trying to investigate and learn and maybe understand the hype
didn't happen
also The Casual Vacancy came out so let's all read that!
what are the other two books about
someone needs to step up and read this shit
not me, i read Cum For Bigfoot for you sick fucks, it's not my turn
I have a good friend who is deeply into that community. Apparently everyone hates those books because of what they're having to deal with now.
she gets back together with him, I'd assume
I'm torn between letting my girlfriend telling me what happens and just looking it up
someone has to read it
and if none of you weak-bellied sons of bitches will do it then i will
know your enemy
Wait. What?