Dinner out with beloved girlfriends. A darkened restaurant. A plate of pumpkin ravioli to share.
A theory. My theory. That theory?
Everyone has a wild side. Only some of us are willing to find it, and explore it.
Conversation. Confessions. Laughter. Friendship. Chocolate cake.
Yes, I have an existential wild side. And I wish I could talk about that side a bit more freely here. But, alas. People are reading.
Who knows – maybe I will be the next E.L. James? I can see it now… A.D. Rowley’s Fifty Shades of A…
(I kid. I think.)
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If you are craving more words on wildness, check out this post which I published yesterday afternoon. Hope you all have a wild and wonderful holiday weekend!
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Do you, or did you once, have a wild side? Are you willing to explore this side of yourself? Have you read any or all of the Fifty Shades of Grey? I haven’t yet gone there, but should I? Why do you think these books are such a phenomenon?
Everyone I know is reading these books! I think it’s my turn. Will let you know what I think!
From what I have seen, these books are terribly written. I am not sure you could tolerate that, but I guess that’s not really what they are about? As for the theory, I think you are on to something. I like the idea that we all have some kind of wildness within.
I agree that everyone has a wild side. I tend to explore mine by creating characters who do the things I’m too afraid to.
I haven’t read those books, though everyone seems to be talking about them.
I think we all have different sides that we choose not to reveal for one reason or another. Thanks for sharing, have a great and wild Friday!
I thought the books were great. Couldn’t put them down. You might hate them but why not give it a try? You have nothing to lose. Let me know what you think
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I’m in the middle of the third book in the trilogy. I can’t hear about a phenomenon like this and AND not test it out! It’s true, they’re not well-written (they make Twilight – which I love, so this is not a dig – look VERY well-written
I believe they were originally written as Twilight fan fiction, so the characters – while different – sort of live out a similar dynamic as Edward and Bella. Which is why I think people originally were drawn to them. Only in this scenario, instead of his big secret being that he’s a vampire, it’s that he’s into S&M.
At this point, I just want to get done with the last one so I can get on with my life and back to some reading that’s a little “better” – this trilogy does feel like a bad kind of addiction, not a good one (you could basically compare it to the worst kind of reality tv. You want to keep watching, but you also don’t). With that said, more power to the author, and as far as erotica goes, she’s done a pretty good job of making the characters compelling.