Ich gebe zu, das Thema hat mich gereizt, denn es ist ja alles andere als alltäglich, dass eine betagte Frau (fast 80) ihr Sexualleben "wiederentdeckt"Ich gebe zu, das Thema hat mich gereizt, denn es ist ja alles andere als alltäglich, dass eine betagte Frau (fast 80) ihr Sexualleben "wiederentdeckt" und dies unverblümt niederschreibt. An der Sache ist ja zunächst einmal nichts auszusetzen, im Gegenteil.
Mein Problem war eher, dass ich das Buch streckenweise zu langweilig fand - sobald der erste "Schock" (alte Frau hat Sex und auch noch Spaß dabei, herrje... ;P) überwunden und die Neuigkeit der wiederentdeckten Libido an zwei, drei Beispielen bzw. Beispielherren ausreichend erklärt war, war für mich irgendwie die Luft raus.
Und dann muss ich ganz ehrlich gestehen, dass ich das Thema doch befremdlicher fand, als ich es mir selbst eingestehen möchte - was in meinem Fall vermutlich an der zu "dichten Nähe" zur Autorin lag. Ich meine, ich lese das durchaus als Autobiografie - das war schon sehr intim, dazu dann überall die Bilder von Frau Vavrik, ich weiß auch nicht, irgendwie war mir diese Mischung aus pornöser, tabubehafteter Sexbeichte mit eingestreuter Wohnzimmerbiografie ein wenig too much. Und das sagt die Frau, die sonst eigentlich lieber non fiction liest. Und auch gerne Erotica - aber diese Kombi hier war nicht so ganz meine. Komisch, aber besser kann ich es auch nicht erklären. Wie dem auch sei, ich freue mich für Frau Vavrik, denn besser zu spät als nie :) ...more
Eine Sammlung von Kolumnen, die alle das Thema "Sex" umkreisen - in so ziemlich jeder Art, die man sich vorstellen kann. Es wird abstrus und sehr ungeEine Sammlung von Kolumnen, die alle das Thema "Sex" umkreisen - in so ziemlich jeder Art, die man sich vorstellen kann. Es wird abstrus und sehr ungewöhnlich, lustig und schlüpfrig, aber auch nachdenklich machend. Eine recht kuriose Zusammenstellung, unterhaltsam allemal. Ich mag Andreskys Stil sehr gerne. Offen, direkt, wunderbar unverblümt und auch gerne mal etwas deftig. So kenn ich das, so mag ich das ;)...more
Not trying to be judgemental, for I do read porn and I do read stuff that aims at pure shock value, so I wouldn't say I'm above any of it - however, tNot trying to be judgemental, for I do read porn and I do read stuff that aims at pure shock value, so I wouldn't say I'm above any of it - however, this just wasn't my kind of porn, easy as that....more
Finally, I've finished this series of boredom. If I ever read the line "fair point well made" again, I will have a seizure.
There is one scene in the Finally, I've finished this series of boredom. If I ever read the line "fair point well made" again, I will have a seizure.
There is one scene in the middle of this book that illustrates my main problem with this whole series, especially with the second and third part: Ana and Christian are just not working for me.
There's Ana, in a club, dancing, and a guy starts to join her and touches her. And she slaps him. Well, okay, whatever. But - the troubling thought is the reason she gives for slapping him. It's not because some random guy was rubbing all over herself. No, she slapped him because she "instinctly knew how Christian would react to seeing some stranger pawing me. I knew he'd lose his precious self-control. And the thought that some stupid nobody could derail [...] my love, well, it makes me mad" (pp.304).
Enter the world of Ana and Christian. She - super naive, dense and plain stupid, make no mistake - bases each and every of her decisions on how Christian might react. Not that she always choses the best way of avoiding his extreme and over-the-top reactions, but still. Imagine this: Ana, Christian and "the gang" (her/their friends and family who - of course - are all romantically involved with each other, just how I imagined my future when I was ten) are chatting the night away. Ana's friend says something really trivial. BUT! Ana is all alert, thinking "OMG what will Christian think/how will he react?"
And so on and so on. Christian freaks over almost anything Ana does, and all the fun girly things are off limits and cause mental meltdowns in Mr. Grey's fifty shades of fucked up personality: driving a jet ski, sunbathing topless, meeting with friends for a drink. What a super prudish annoying extremely unsexy controll freak. GAH. Again, Ana is to blame herself for being so bland and annoying, I wouldn't even know where to begin with. I'd rather be BFF forever with Bella Swan, and believe me, that is saying something. So yes, maybe, in a way Ana and Christian deserve each other after all... ;)
Christian and Ana seem to have great sex and lots of is - which basically is a good thing, of course - everybody deserves to have good sex. But the way it's handled - boring, not sexy and surprisingly prudish (I so longed for a good dosage of COCK ever now and then. Or ASS. Not "his erection" or just "him". Uh. What a cockerectionblock).
Also, the multi orgamsic sex is - in my humble opinion - the only thing they share. Which, again, isn't a bad arrangement! Ana, shag the brains out of this guy, Christian, give her tantric dreams forever, but after climaxing, part ways! That is the only logical consequence I can come up with regarding these two and their "loving relationship" aka a relationship that takes non-communication and passive aggressiveness to higher levels.
The gist: If you think Grey and/or Ana are sexy, sweet, romantic, whatever, hey, more power to you. I know this is a fictional book and people like/prefer/get off on all kinds of fantasy. I'd never judge you on that. I, however, fail to see the point of this. As for all the other flaws of this series - weak writing, strange concepts of "inner voices", misuse/waste of potential interesting characters and/or plots, black/white stereotypes only - see my previous or other peoples' reviews.
The only good thing that came out of this: I really value my own fanfiction lots more now :)) ...more
Eine Sammlung erotischer Kurzgeschichten. Einige wenige waren tatsächlich heiß bis antörnend, viele recht belanglos, langweilig oder sogar (unfreiwillEine Sammlung erotischer Kurzgeschichten. Einige wenige waren tatsächlich heiß bis antörnend, viele recht belanglos, langweilig oder sogar (unfreiwillig?) komisch. Bis hin zum Grotesken: In einer sehr kurzen Kurzgeschichte kam es zum Sex mit (view spoiler)[ einem (noch rohen) Brat- oder Suppenhähnchen (hide spoiler)]. Nun denn....more
Whereas the first part was still "fun" in a way - well, fun is the wrong word, really, but I can't think of a better one right now - this part was annWhereas the first part was still "fun" in a way - well, fun is the wrong word, really, but I can't think of a better one right now - this part was annoying. And, also, boring as hell. But annoying first and foremost. Short version: Consistent characters? Not here. Plot lines that would make sense in a, hmm, let's say, realistic world where people actually act like real persons? Not here. This book is like a boring modern fairy tale. If that's you're kind of thing, good for you! If not - well, don't bother. Really. A few more details on what annoyed me - snarky and spoilerish, be aware. (view spoiler)[
- Headdesk moments, "work" related: Christian buys the firm Ana works at. Yeah. Let's just leave that little tidbit of C-R-A-Z-Y (not!sadistic, not!dominant, not!sexually challenged, just plain shizo!Christian Grey) aside for a moment and focus on one of Ana's first days at her new job. Which she spends writing E-Mails to her obsessive boyfriend of 5 (!!!) weeks. And when her boss - whom we only suspect to be a baddie at this point (and he is B-A-D, of course, because this isn't some kind of clever "Is he/she a mole or not à la 24", this is "Whoever one might suspect is bad IS bad, besides, all guys in this book go totally bonkers once they see Miss Steele, because... just because, okay?) - wants to take her on a business trip. Uh huh. So, what would you do? Call your boyfriend of five (!!!) weeks and ask him for his permission to go on a business trip with your boss? Guess the only situation to do that was if your obsessive boyfriend of five weeks actually owns the company you work for and can pull some strings so you won't have to go on that trip, even if you wanted to. And you wouldn't be pissed at your boyfriend interfering, of course. I mean. He's hot and rich and has a good taste in ties and all, so shut up and dance tango with your inner super sexy whatever. And oh! Once the boss is fired, Ana OF COURSE gets his job. After, like, being 2 days or something in the company (days she spent writing E-Mails, gossiping with the girl from the front desk and meeting blonde sex gods in the lobby - what a career!). Is this really supposed to be serious? I mean...???
- Headdesk moments, sex/love/relationship related: As you might remember, the first part ended with Christian and Ana seperated - the best ending one could ask for, because obviously, these two just didn't fit together at all. But alas! Part two of this trilogy features a completely brainwashed Christian Grey all of a sudden, so they can get it on, after all. PHEW. Besides, all the drama was her fault for not saying the safeword. Really, Ana. Silly you! Christian, however, is, like, totally sweet and cute and SO IN LOVE. BDSM? Daring? Dom/Sub? Forget it all! Nothing ever happened! Shhhhhh! We're in love and will get married after 6 weeks of knowing each other. There might be a butt plug mentioned somewhere in this book, but make sure you don't blink, you might miss is. Instead, it's all so sweet and sappy and... I can't even. My teeth ache. And so they're in love. And can't live without each other. And are each other's lifeline/sun/light/life/add any mushy clichee you can think of. Again, they've been going out for weeks. He's her first. And... Again: Is this really supposed to be serious? I mean...???
- And I haven't even mentioned the issues of Christian's Oedipus complex and/or the whole dominant vs sadistic debate because you know what? The books mentions and drops them just like that, so that's what I'm doing here as well. Huh.
- What feels like 3947565667 pages on a charity event that was, like, the most boring scene ever. I mean... what happened? Anything? Anyone? Bueller? But it had a firework! Which is always so beautiful to read about in a book. I mean. Close your eyes and think of it. BOOM. BAM. GLITTER. SPARKLE (yes, Edward Cullen, these books make me miss you, and this is a silly reference hidden in this annoyed review o'mine).
- Elena aka Mrs Robinson - what a waste of what could've been a somewhat interesting storyline and/or character. His only "real" friend. The one person who knows him. I had high hopes for her, actually, and thought that maybe one day Ana will get over herself and maybe bond with her... or something, I don't know. I thought there was more to her and Christian's backstory. She was presented as a calm, collected, sophisticated woman who wasn't the cardboard "child molestor" Ana always thought of her of... but well! Little did I know that Elena would all of a sudden freak out and go all bonkers. Guess she was the insane child molestor after all and Christian and I have been totally wrong. Oh well!
- The mother is the crack whore. Elena aka Mrs Robinson is the child molestor. Jack Hyde (oh, COME ON!) is the abusive boss. Anastasia Steel has not only an inner, but is also an outer goodess, sex, looks, skills and what-not-like. Every guy excepr for those related to her is in love and/or lust with her. Of course she never knew about that, but she's a fast learner, MissFromVirginToOrgasmAnaIn2Weeks. The gist: There is *nothing* grey in this world at all, all the "Grey" and "Shades" allusions are false. This universe is so black OR white *only*, I wouldn't even know where to begin. (hide spoiler)]
I'm deeply annoyed and bored by all of this. Will I read the final part? Actually, I'm not sure right now. I need to calm down some at first....more
OMG I finally finished it! And I'm not sure if I can add anything that hasn't been said already. Very very short version of my two cents: weak writingOMG I finally finished it! And I'm not sure if I can add anything that hasn't been said already. Very very short version of my two cents: weak writing, annoying characters, and boooooooooring overall. Where was the omg so daring sex? Did I pick up a censored copy? Or am I so corrupted by all the (kinky) porn I've read in my life that... oh well, on second thought, don't answer that.
The thing is, everybody and my sister (literally!) is currently reading this book, and the reactions I see and hear are so varied, even though my friends are all pretty much alike (or so I thought): open minded, sexually active, totally non prudish 30 something city women. Some of them loved the book - or well, at least enjoyed "its hotness" - others had several issues with it that didn't leave much room for enjoyment. Needless to say, I belong to the second group. Maybe it's because my friends (those who liked it) don't have a fanfic background? Or didn't know this book's fanfic background? In the end, I guess it's just a matter of "taste differs" - even though I really can't understand the hype surrounding this book. I really can't.
A random list of things that bugged me. Spoiler cut, just in case. (view spoiler)[
1. Well, yeah, the writing. I don't expect literary classics when I read porn. But I don't want silly salsa (samba?) dancing inner goodesses, either. Or someone's subconsiousness talking as well... and I mean, is a subconscious supposed to contact its conscious mind at all? I never got that. Not that I really cared.
2. Another thing I couldn't care for are the characters. She - even more annoying than Bella. He - even more stalkerish than Edward. That's all you need to know, basically.
3. Maybe that was my biggest problem with the book - I never really could get the fact that it's "fanfiction" out of my mind. And for me, fan fiction doesn't mean it's super bad by default, mind you! I've read worse, yes (I know. Some fandoms are just so weird). But! I've read better. Hotter. Kinkier!
4. Had I known that loosing your virginity at 21 to a non caring dom guarantees mind shattering orgasms each and every single time, no soreness at all and puuuurfect blowjob abilities out of nowhere, I'd've waited. Darn.
5. Toothbrush scene - yukiest scene of everything. Sexy? Errrm, no. Second yukiest scene: tampon scene. Yuk.
6. The topic. Now. BDSM isn't my kink of choice. But to some people, it is. And I respect that. Now, with this book, I missed the respect - to some extend. I'm actually torn on this one. To me, this book implies on the one hand that he who's into BDSM is "not normal" in a way that he's got some "deeper problem", here: abuse as a child (probably). And he who's into BDSM needs some sort of "healing" (which, btw, kinda scared me thinking of what will happen in the other two books). On the other hand, Christian surely *does* have serious issues with his stalkerish acting and - let's face it, he's a sucky dom. He chooses a virgin as new sub, more or less psychically blackmails her (with promises of love and more and more organsms) into a dom/sub relationship even though he himself acknowledges that "quite frankly, Anastasia, I'm not sure you have a submissive bone in your delectable body" (p 226, just one quick example)...? So maybe this certain man who then only pretends to be a caring dom really does need healing, after all. However - in the end, BDSM is wrong and weird and needs to be cured by love - that is the (subconscious???) vibe I got. Again: I'm not even into this kink, yet I think it's not a nice move to bring BDSM out of its kinky corner only to make it look shady. Even though the book featured hardly any BDSM elements. The sex was rough most of the time, yes, but again: Where was the oh-so-daring part? Or am I really too far gone with all the fanfic, erotica and porn I've read up to here? Oh well. (hide spoiler)]
The gist: My reason to dislike this isn't the weak writing (only) or the fanfic background. I can enjoy guilty pleasures, I enjoy well written sex scenes (which are not be found in this one, though), and I don't even mind the craziness that are these disfunctional characters, for well, it's fiction and if this scenario floats your boat, so be it. My personal main problem with this book? It bored me to death and beyond. YAWN....more
Part of this was funny in most unexpected parts - parts the author very likely never intended to be funny. But well, some of the juicy parts did make Part of this was funny in most unexpected parts - parts the author very likely never intended to be funny. But well, some of the juicy parts did make me giggle. Especially the cliché language. Oh my. LOL. Other parts, however, were "just" hot. And, yes, naughty. Mmmh, naughty ;) So overall, I felt well entertained. ...more
The good: decent writing, sweet beach atmosphere, some really juicy sex. Nice, interesting and quite well executed time switches (between "now" and "tThe good: decent writing, sweet beach atmosphere, some really juicy sex. Nice, interesting and quite well executed time switches (between "now" and "then" - 20 years prior).
The bad: too many clichéed bad characters, especially the men are all pretty much deluxe assholes, and not the kind I think is exciting because every book needs a well written baddie or something. No, these guys (the main character's husband, her oldest son, also, her lover) are just self centered, non caring assholes. Also, her (supposedly) BFF is a mean, mean woman who seems to scream "please slut shame me" which I hate because I hate slut shaming. So, urgh. Way too many moments of "Bess, darling, WHY are you hanging out with either of these people?" Also, there are a lot of characters named Eddie, Ronnie, Robbie, which I found slightly confusing (and boring).
The ugly: I think my problem with this kind of paranormal/supernatural romance is that I ask too many questions. Such as: How can a ghost have an erection? Or: Is he a ghost, really? Why can some people see and interact with him, but his own interactions are limited? And so on and so on. It's just that I can't wrap my head around 50% of the plot and felt as if I understood only half of it - even though I'm not sure if there was more to understand, after all. Also, I had even more, non-paranormal questions such as: Why did Bess ever go back to Andy? What's up with Nick's sudden mood swings? Why don't they ever talk about stuff but only stomp off, irritated? And so on.
The gist: An okay-ish beach read, just nothing to think about too hard....more
I actually bought this accidentially - I thought it was vanilla erotica, I had no idea it was BDSM. Which isn't really my kink of choice - but well, wI actually bought this accidentially - I thought it was vanilla erotica, I had no idea it was BDSM. Which isn't really my kink of choice - but well, who am I to turn down a book? So I read it anyway.
A lot of the ideas and themes made me shake my head - because, like I said, it isn't my kink of choice and I'm by no means a sub female (and the females are very sub here, my oh my). Plus, the ending happened a bit too fast. However: kink of choice or not, in parts this was hot and sensual, and I could appreciate that....more
Uh, very, VERY hot short story with a kick ass sweet "bad boy" hero - all complete with tats, piercings and an animal sex drive. GUH.Uh, very, VERY hot short story with a kick ass sweet "bad boy" hero - all complete with tats, piercings and an animal sex drive. GUH....more
After reading m/m fanfic for years, this is the first "proper" (?) m/m novel I ever tried. And it was... okay.
The rough plot seemed decent enough at After reading m/m fanfic for years, this is the first "proper" (?) m/m novel I ever tried. And it was... okay.
The rough plot seemed decent enough at first (early eighties, two cops going undercover at a gay resort, one being all angsty about it because of his new feelings for his partner), but turned out to be fun most of the times (even though most part of the fun probably wasn't intentional, like the villain or most scenes at the gay resort that struck me at hilarious/bordering ridculous). There was nothing surpringly about it at all, though. The sex scenes were written okay, too, some of them were actually quite hot. Sure, I've read better ones, but also many, many worse ones. The language bothered me at times, what's with the overusage of "babe" and sentences like "Gonna watch you come, babe"? Just not my thing. But well, everybody has different peeves.
Nothing too special, but not bad!fic, either ;) ...more
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