You know, the pleasure-pain thing is sort of off putting, but it's not exactly pornographic. And most experiances in the book are of the "fade to black" variety.
Interestingly, I think part of the reason it doesn't bother me, is because it IS fantasy. She enjoys the pain because she has to. There's an otherwordly quality to it.
Whereas, if I were reading a regular novel about S&M, I--well, wouldn't.
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Date: 2006-06-14 01:14 am (UTC)Interestingly, I think part of the reason it doesn't bother me, is because it IS fantasy. She enjoys the pain because she has to. There's an otherwordly quality to it.
Whereas, if I were reading a regular novel about S&M, I--well, wouldn't.
If that makes any sense at all.