


You are mine," Grey tells Steele after he takes her virginity.Īfter her first spanking, the "dom" congratulates his "sub:" "Well done, baby." She coos to the reader: "His words curl around me like a soft fluffy towel from the Heathman Hotel, and I'm so pleased he's happy."ĥ0 Shades of Grey Has Post-Feminist Appealīut how does a cross between the "Story of O" and a Harlequin romance sit with a generation of post-feminists who are in full charge of their careers and are unabashedly straightforward about their sexual needs? "Every time you move tomorrow, I want you to be reminded that I've been here. "But when you're a young mom and everyone depends on you for everything - your husband your mother - the idea of having someone take care of you and telling you what to do, even in twisted sense, it rocks their boat."
