All these thoughts reinforce why I always use proper grammar when having sex ;)

Delta of Venus by Anais Nin is one of my favorites.

Poorly written books are distressing to read. They're like nails on a chalkboard; my red pen screams to bleed all over them. I peeked at some of the pages and couldn't abide 50 Shades of Grey.

I agree with some of the views here and disagree quite a bit with some of the others... I was disappointed with the direction the books took after the initial basis which I found hot...Christian was smokin' hot initially and then was sort of tamed down to lukewarm in my opinion...(just for my own personal taste in fantasy...)

Now, that being said...I loved the play of dialogue between them very much, especially when they were playing with email...I thought it was lively, fun, and some of the best witty banter that I have read in awhile. I thought the use of her inner goddess was endearing.. It was a satisfying read as a romance novel...it just got my interest peaked that it was something else and then it changed the rules on me once it got me hooked. I like Masters to stay Masters and the author took a lovely Master and turned him into a Husband with no recognizable Master in him left.

You were asking for titles and authors! :-) Kitty Thomas blew my mind with Comfort Food, Tender Mercies, and my latest favorite The Last Girl...I would suggest you give them a look!!!

http://kittythomas.com/ You can download her books off Amazon as well..

~Raven~

I read all 3 books and I have to say, I didn't think anyone could top the horrible writings of John Norman's "Gor" series (which is over 26 books long now) and only do it in THREE books, but there it is - selling like hot cakes.

I did think the inner goddess thing was kind of cute, for the first 5 times it was mentioned and then after that I was rolling my eyes.

I hated the geographical impossibilities that seemed rampant.

I especially hated the portrayal of a mouse of a girl with very little actually interesting about her, being found attractive and sought after by one of the hottest billionaire bachelors around who definitely seems like he has some interesting sides to him. I don't mind unrealism, but this was too Ugly Duckling for me. Almost as bad as "Bared to you" by Sylvia Day with all the beautiful, perfect, modelesque people walking around all over the place.

As far as I was concerned, the books were not about D/s at all and more about Christian's mommy issues and the evolution of him from that to doting husband. I didn't find him to represent, to me, a Dominant but more of a spoiled rotten child with a very fragile ego and when I meet men like that, I certainly don't tear my hair out wondering if I should stay with them, or moping and crying about it when we break up, I usually run very fast in the other direction, as far from them as I can.

Oh - and there's never any reason to be so excited about frozen peas that you need to put an exclamation mark beside it when the character has found them in the freezer. They're just peas.

I've heard this before, which is strange to me. I"ve heard that there isn't even a mommy in it the books till the very end?? So, why mommy porn? Just seemed odd when I heard people calling it that.

I think it's because of the demographic that reads it. Apparently it's HUGE with middle age women who are usually moms. So it's porn for mothers.

Nearly all my female friends are going nutso over it and they are all mothers.

i'm reading the first book now, I don't want to read the comments for any spoilers but I'm currently 80 pages into the book. And as of right now my opinion is that it's just an Ok read. I'm kind of annoyed how Grey seems to treat Ana as if she were a child. I haven't gotten to any of the sex scenes, so I'll be interested to see how the writer playes them out, I read a lot of romance novels so I've read quite a lot of them :) I hope the book gets better, I'm determined to get at least half way through the book, i'm not sure if I'll remain interested in it though because it's I normally don't read these types of main characters. I also hope that we get into Grey's mind at some point in the book and not just Ana's.

Wasn't Anais Nin outlawed in some countries? They have one of her books in a glass case at my used bookstore for $150.00! I think I will look into those. I have never heard of Kitty Thomas but I will be looking into her as well!

And I don't get the whole "mommy porn" thing. It makes me think that there are a whole bunch of mommies not getting what they need! I could be wrong, but why else would they be sooooo crazy about it??

Put me in the "think it's badly written" camp. Plus, well...how do I say this nicely: I don't think the BDSM is very realistically portrayed. I won't say how I know (:o) but I just don't think that the book is the best introduction the wider world could have to how things are done in this subculture. It's a bit of fluff, sure, but couldn't a girl wish for something less silly and more realistic? *shrugs* But as long as women are enjoying their sexuality, and maybe even trying new things, the effect of 50 shades isn't that bad!

I agree, I don't want to boast but I am pretty darn satisfied in that department so I don't need a book to help me!

I can't even begin to describe the insane popularity amongst the mom set where I live. It's taken over.

Anyone see the 50 Shades of Suck Tumblr?

50 Shades of Suck is my current favorite thing :D.

I guess I"d just call it porn to chicks or something. There are tons of middle aged women who are not mom's and they enjoy it just as much. :)

I FINALLY forced myself to finish the 1st book and I wasn't happy with it at all, I asked MrN to buy me the 2nd book and I think it'll go to waste as I don't think I can force myself to read the 2nd book let alone buy the 3rd and read it as well.

The writimng is poor, the story is non-existant and the sexy isn't really that kinky ... spanking isn't really THAT kinky.

My thoughts EXACTLY!!! It's not kinky at all!!! So he likes to spank her, don't most men like that?

I hate that it has been generalized as mommy porn, as to say its for moms and moms only. If I, as a woman, could write a "porn for chicks book" It would be nothing like this!!