Curious about this for awhile...

[saucyirishlass.livejournal.com]

It's been said in many places by different people that LKH's portrayal of the BDSM lifestyle is off. I know a bit more than just the basics - ah, the joys of reading - and can sort of inherently pick up that something isn't right with her depiction, but I can't really articulate it. I was just curious to hear from those who participate in the lifestyle, what they personally find offensive, frustrating, or just headdesk-worthy about LKH's portrayal. Perhaps they can help make it clearer to me why it feels amiss.

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[slayra.livejournal.com]

I did a book cover search once (merely curious how the other covers were designed) and Germany was the only country that published NiC. It's possible that they and other countries are just late, but I don't think that is it. From what I know:
Spain: books 1-3 (series was dropped, I think)
France: books 1-9
And many other countries are the same. My country hasn't published any but then we're still stuck with the classic fantasy genre.

[tsubaki-ny.livejournal.com]

Totally, totally off-topic... I kind of like the French covers (http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/images/2265078824/sr=8-13/qid=1178816392/ref=dp_image_text_0/402-2857671-4044110?ie=UTF8&n=301061&s=books&qid=1178816392&sr=8-13)! Sort of modern, sort of classical painting-y...