Sure there are chains and whips and floggers and spiked collars, but there are also stories that would make Christian Grey blush. But there’s a long and illustrious (smutty/illustrious?) history of literary erotica, much of it written by women. Fifty Shades of Grey was a hit because it brought erotica to the masses, to the superstores, to the book clubs that normally stuck with Oprah picks and weepy romances. They don't really sell Anaïs Nin’s books at Target or place them in the checkout line at CVS. Judging by the massive success of the books, you would think women had never had access to erotic books before. She went on vacation and reported back that “every single female on the beach” was reading them, too. My sister, like many people, read the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy - twice.
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