AG31
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I got to thinking about this when I bumped into the fact that some people are young enough that they don't even know that "cum" derives from "come;" and when I bumped into another fact about people's knowledge/opinion of The Story of O. I got interested in how people's general view of erotica differs depending on their history.
I'll start.
As an early elementary school student I was precocious about reading about sex. My first relevant memory was confidently explaining to a friend, two years older, that "he really does get on top of her." I got my facts from Forever Amber. Next came me showing all "the good parts" in Peyton Place to friends in junior high. But that wasn't erotica. That was juicy fiction.
My first encounter with erotica was when The Story of O, by Pauline Reage, was published in the United States in 1965. I probably read it that year or very shortly thereafter. It packed quite a punch. It has pretty much defined my preferred kind of erotica ever since. I looked and looked for comparable stories. The Image fit the bill, but really nothing besides that except for a short story I've since lost track of. Anne Rice's Beauty Trilogy and Exit to Eden came close. Finally, I think I gave up sometime in the 70s (early 80s?) and retreated to detective stories, thrillers, and the occasional literary fiction.
Three years ago I re-discovered erotica, and the whole new world of literally thousands of stories on the internet. There were lots of new terms, new "cultures" (e.g., BDSM, which The Story of O does not fit). It's taken me a while to sort it all out. And to rest in the conclusion that there just isn't much out there that fits my particular sensibility.
Here are contrasting views of Reage's book. I assume the members are of different ages. But maybe not???
Adam's svelte voice continued. "The great erotic car journey is, of course, O. With her naked bottom on the cool leather seat. Driving to Roissy, to meet Sir Stephen."
The Floating World - Part 4 @electricblue66
What's your story?
I'll start.
As an early elementary school student I was precocious about reading about sex. My first relevant memory was confidently explaining to a friend, two years older, that "he really does get on top of her." I got my facts from Forever Amber. Next came me showing all "the good parts" in Peyton Place to friends in junior high. But that wasn't erotica. That was juicy fiction.
My first encounter with erotica was when The Story of O, by Pauline Reage, was published in the United States in 1965. I probably read it that year or very shortly thereafter. It packed quite a punch. It has pretty much defined my preferred kind of erotica ever since. I looked and looked for comparable stories. The Image fit the bill, but really nothing besides that except for a short story I've since lost track of. Anne Rice's Beauty Trilogy and Exit to Eden came close. Finally, I think I gave up sometime in the 70s (early 80s?) and retreated to detective stories, thrillers, and the occasional literary fiction.
Three years ago I re-discovered erotica, and the whole new world of literally thousands of stories on the internet. There were lots of new terms, new "cultures" (e.g., BDSM, which The Story of O does not fit). It's taken me a while to sort it all out. And to rest in the conclusion that there just isn't much out there that fits my particular sensibility.
Here are contrasting views of Reage's book. I assume the members are of different ages. But maybe not???
Adam's svelte voice continued. "The great erotic car journey is, of course, O. With her naked bottom on the cool leather seat. Driving to Roissy, to meet Sir Stephen."
The Floating World - Part 4 @electricblue66
What's your story?
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