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Well, if we're talking about this genre, let's look at some more recent examples. And don't be afraid to look at the thread on erotica on this site. My favorites in the genre would be Pauline Reage's The Story of O and Anne Rice's Beauty trilogy, and Fiona Locke's recent Over the Knee. Jim

I've just come across a really interesting thread comparing the book of Story of O with the film. Jim

No, I don't agree. Jeremy Irons in Adrian's Lyne's version catches the spirit of the book exactly. Kubrick doesn't. But your quote brings exactly to mind the parts of the book that Irons/Lyne _do_ capture. The wistfulness, the longing. Watch it again. The book is unmatchable, but Lyne's film...

Edison: The Worm Ouroboros This is a remarkable book, a cycle if ever there was one. The consciously archaic language takes some adjustment, but its lilt wins out if you persevere. And as full-blown pre-Tolkien fantasy it takes some beating. You have to wonder what the publisher was thinking...

Well, why bash? Tolkien was the very first of his kind. It may seem hackneyed now, but it wasn't when he did it. No, I don't like his preaching or his Catholic imagery (not as strong as Lewis's). But he's a powerful story-teller in a classic allegorical Norse style. He should be enjoyed or hated...

Yeah. It's absolutely about Galileo. His scientific life and times, and the popes he dealt with. The "daughter" thing is just a hook to sell it by and a way to distinguish it from all the other stuff that's been written. Still I enjoyed it. The family issues personalises Galieo Galilei in a...

Lolita I started this book because a (female) friend told me it was the best book she'd ever read. I expected to find it titillating. Just because the subject matter was taboo. I came away feeling that Nabokov, writing in his third (?) language, was the greatest master of English that I'd...

Bookcrossing Or you could buy a copy and, before reading it, release it into the wild and register it with bookcrossing.com. If the Good Lord thinks you should be circulating it, someone will find it quickly... Sorry, slight aberration there. Normal service will be resumed shortly. Jim

Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Actually that's an interesting discussion. Usually the book is better than the film. The book of "Fingersmith" is much better than the film (TV adaptation), which didn't capture the complexity. But sometime it's the other way around. I think the...

I loved the movie. I haven't read the book yet. Should I? Jim

Hi. I'm Jim, and they tell me I should post something about myself. Not a lot to say, really. I read a lot of porn, and I'm lucky enough to have a girlfriend who's into it too, so we give each other a lot of pointers. We're pretty kinky, into D/s and BDSM and spanking. We're in the UK, where...