Tag Archives: fifty shades of grey

On the Romanticizing of Abusive Relationships

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

I love books. I’m a book person. I like reading them, I like rearranging them on my shelf, I like recommending them without provocation to strangers. I buy them like other women buy shoes, and for many of the same … Continue reading →

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Hard Limits; or, a rather ranty review of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James (NSFW)

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Recently, people absolutely lost their junk over this book. And, being a bookseller and a person who is generally interested in books, writing, and the book industry, I figured I might read it. Let me say a few things before … Continue reading →

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