June 19 Meeting at Ellen's

After my pina colada, I slowly remove my sundress, one strap at a time.  I slip beneath the cool water, feeling the water caress my skin.  It tickles my feet, then my thighs and then oh my it's.......

Everyone gathers around for the feast we call book club. Before we partake of dinner, new grandmom Pat shared her pictures or should I say albums of her new granson, Calvin; "who is the smartest, cutest, most intelligent child ever!!"  Despite the rule that the "book" will not be discussed during dinner, we broke the rule and start to review this unlikely popular book that everyone is talking about, #1 on the New York Times best-seller list, "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James.  Ellen who selected the book didn't like it.  The consensus was some really like it, others liked it some, others not so much and most thought it really wasn't well written.  Pat felt uncomfortable because it presented dominant / submissive sex as being the norm. Someone said the book has sparked a lot of conversations about whether women secretly desire to be submissive to their men.  That was mostly dismissed. I don't think our group would qualify as submissive.   I found Grey's desire to hurt and cause pain very disturbing.  Why would you want to hurt the one you love? Although, after reading the first book, I did want to know what became of the characters and hoped Grey got his "sh**" together.  Luckily in the next two books there is more to the story than just kinky sex,  but don't fret, there still plenty of sex.
 
Is this porn?  Pornography is often distinguished from erotica, which consists in the portrayal of sexuality with high-art aspirations, focusing also on feelings and emotions, while pornography involves the depiction of acts in a sensational manner, with the entire focus on the physical act, so as to arouse quick intense reactions.  You make the call.

Our next meeting on July 19, we go to Pam's house and will review "Sing You Home" by Jodi Picoult, which Pam describes as controversial.

We missed your comments, Edna.  Sorry you couldn't make it, Alice and Nancy.  See ya next month.

I think I'll just strip naked and tie my self to the bed post and see what happens next,
Good night,
KAthy G