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.

Comments

[kali1967.livejournal.com]

I think that if someone had actually taken Nathanial and turned him into a proper person capable of voicing an opinion and saying no, it would've been a great plotline and made a fantastic character. One of the most important things about a book is character development and Nathanial just goes nowhere, he's the same as when he was first introduced.

[stickfigurepeep.livejournal.com]

That's not true. He's gotten whineier. Anita calls it being "more independent," but mostly he just started sounding like all the other high-maintenance males in the books.

[frabjously.livejournal.com]

Plus he bakes cookies.

:S