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GOLGO 13

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24. Too much story and not enough spank

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 01:27 PM

Feb 2015

Booooring, tedious, yadda, yadda, yadda.

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Here is the absolutely most honest comment I have ever seen about 'Fifty Shades of Grey' [View all] LynneSin Feb 2015 OP

From everything I've heard about Fifty Shades that sounds about right. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #1

Didn't read it.... Wounded Bear Feb 2015 #2

I've heard it described as a Harlequin romance with a slightly naughty bondage spin .. kwassa Feb 2015 #3

If only it were that innocuous. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #28

Lol cwydro Feb 2015 #4

WHAM. derby378 Feb 2015 #5

That is truth! Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #6

We already know how billionaires fuck Jack Rabbit Feb 2015 #7

Exactly. And no matter how "consensual" it is, nilram Feb 2015 #14

Thank you, LynneSin. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #8

I only read the book in the bathroom. RebelOne Feb 2015 #29

The wedding episode on Outlander was way hotter. Cleita Feb 2015 #9

I agree with you. Lifelong Protester Feb 2015 #10

From what I've heard RedSpartan Feb 2015 #11

Excellent point and I'll point it out next time someone mackerel Feb 2015 #12

I think that pretty much nails it. Xipe Totec Feb 2015 #13

Its like 9 1/2 Weeks on steroids. Myrina Feb 2015 #15

Haven't read the book or seen the film SwissTony Feb 2015 #16

Domestic violence dressed up as erotica--sounds about right. nt MADem Feb 2015 #27

My first reaction was: DFW Feb 2015 #17

That would be my thinking as well. Didn't see/read it, but heard he stalked her Fla Dem Feb 2015 #18

He stalked her LynneSin Feb 2015 #21

I haven't seen the movie.. sendero Feb 2015 #19

I'm not into BDSM so I don't understand those dynamics at all but I wouldn't judge riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #20

I'm not into BDSM either but from what I do know LynneSin Feb 2015 #22

Ah well, I haven't read the books so I've obviously gotten the gist of it wrong riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #23

Yeah... F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #25

It was but the way it happened LynneSin Feb 2015 #32

Too much story and not enough spank GOLGO 13 Feb 2015 #24

Money. Money changes everything.... ?!? MADem Feb 2015 #26

Nothing more need be said. hunter Feb 2015 #30

Blammo! hifiguy Feb 2015 #31

kind of like Ava Feb 2015 #33

He seemed way sexier in 'Marie Antoinette' LynneSin Feb 2015 #34