Fifty Shades of Why

I’m still not certain what Ana’s inner goddess is supposed to represent. Her ‘subconscious’ is clearly her negative self-talk, but her inner goddess is less clear-cut. The goddess might represent Ana’s sexuality, but I can’t tell. I mean, we’ve only seen her three times thus far.

I’m sure we’ll see many repetitive comments about her in future, with which we will be able to surmise her role in Ana’s overpopulated inner landscape.

Come on, everybody! Let’s list every word for penis that we can think of. It’ll be fun.

“His molten eyes ooze out of his head, leaving trails of charred flesh in their wake.”

Sure, yeah, plenty of us name our dicks. But do we expect our partners to know their names?

“I have no gag reflex, Christian!”

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I feel like a literary parrot again.

“E.L’s saying the same thing over and over. E.L’s saying the same thing over and over. E.L’s saying the same thing oooooovvvvvvvvveeeeer aaaaaannnnnddddd oooooovvvvvvvvveeeeer. Squawk.”

We’re going to be caught in a strange loop of sex scenes. HELP.

Apparently soap can cause irritation and skin damage to the inner labia. Good to know.

Here’s my source: 

“If you’ve ever spoken to another human being, watched television, read a book, or turned on the radio, you know [vaginas] are magical entities, enshrouded in mystery and curlicued hairs.”

Thanks, Divine Caroline.

We’re barely a page into the second sex scene in the book and I’m bored already.

I’ve heard “taking no prisoners” before, but it’s been in the context of ruthless business deals and things like that. The implication is that one is in some sort of a battle, and rather than take any prisoners, one is mowing down every enemy in one’s path. That just…that doesn’t make sense in the context of breasts. I hope.