sadisticgames:

I couldn’t get into it. I just didn’t enjoy the writing style. 

I suppose though, that your question is more about how I think it does or does not pertain to BDSM, the culture, and actual relationships. 

From the little that I know about it, it wasn’t written as a ‘how to’ guide for a D/s relationship. It was written to be a smutty short story for people to get off on. Which is fine. 

The problem isn’t the book, the problem is the perceptions of the people picking it up. 

I’ve read bits and pieces online that depict abuse and manipulation. Those are not healthy in any relationship and anyone with a lick of common sense should be able  to figure that out on their own. 

So, why all the backlash from parts of the bdsm community? 

Simple, 

So, someone points at this book, not knowing a thing about D/s and says, “Oh, so this is that BDSM thing I’ve seen online.”

Now, someone who actually knows about BDSM steps up and says, no, that is wrong, BDSM isn’t about abuse!

Back and forth, back and forth, and people get frustrated. Something they love is coming under attack from people that haven’t got a clue based on a piece of smut that was never intended to be a D/s handbook in the first place. 

I suppose My final thoughts are this. 

I didn’t enjoy the writing, so I didn’t get further than a few chapters. 

Does the content piss Me off? No. 

Do I feel it may result in some misguided ideas? Yes. 

Do I expect more people to be coming out and expressing and interest in D/s because of this book and movie? Yes. 

Do I expect Us, as a community to field these newcomers, to correct any misunderstandings, and guide them into healthy D/s play? 

Absofuckinglutely.