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[He Said, She Said] – Not Just Vanilla Sex: A Discussion on Erotica

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HE SAID, SHE SAID is a monthly feature created and hosted by Rachel @ Confessions of a Book Geek and Joey @ thoughts and afterthoughts where formality is thrown out the window in no-holds-barred discussions on all things bookish.


So far, Rachel and I have explored sex in fiction through: [Part I: Let’s Get It On: Sex In NA/Adult Fiction] and [Part II: Birds and the Bees: Sex in YA Fiction], and now with the recent release of the much-anticipated 50 Shades of Grey, it’s finally time to tackle the third and final sexy post: erotic fiction.

Segments have been colour-coded for easier reading:

[Discussion Prompts] | [Important Info]

In this discussion:

[She Said (R)]  |  [He Said (J)]  |  [Guest: (B)] 

(Have an idea you think we should cover (with you, of course)? Let us know in the comments below!)

Disclaimer: This post may contain explicit content.

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[Top Ten Tuesday] – #49 – Top Ten Book Related Problems

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. I thought this would be a fun way to share a condensed version of potential rambles and thoughts that I have.

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This Week’s Theme:
Top Ten Book Related Problems

Initial Thoughts:

I’m unsure if I like calling these problems. I think they’re just quirks of who we are as readers (or people?), and now that I think about it, the compiled list has some peculiar traits of mine than holistic book problems—but maybe you can relate.

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[Top Ten Tuesday] – #48 – Top Ten Comments Regarding Romances In Books

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. I thought this would be a fun way to share a condensed version of potential rambles and thoughts that I have

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This Week’s Theme:
Top Ten (or 20+) Comments
Regarding Romances In Books

Initial Thoughts:

It’s funny that this week’s theme comes just after my recent discussion post about The Diminishing Utility of Love Triangles where I highlight that everyone enjoys love triangles and it’s the execution that you [may] dislike. But this is just one dude’s opinion that you should never take seriously.

Anyhow, likes and dislikes are a fickle thing to claim because I’m sure that there are scenarios where I like the dislikes and vice versa. These things aren’t black and white and I surely wouldn’t auto-DNF a book based on my random comments. So the following is more like observations (mostly negative?) than anything else because there are 20+ points of randomness here.

So yes, prepare yourself for the complain train. I complain a lot. A lot a lot.


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