kkaliforniaa
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As I mentioned in another thread, this book was marketed as being a ROMANCE! NOT a fantasy book. According to wikipedia,
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Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary plot element, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic and magical creatures are common.
While I haven't read the books, and aside from the fact that locations were inaccurate [based on reviews I have read], the book does not fit the fantasy genre. So using that as a defense for the outlandish stuff that was written is a stretch. Yes, the books are works of fiction, and being fictional, the reader should accept that what is written is not 100% real [refer to the inaccuracies in geography]. But, refer to
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Suspension of disbelief or willing suspension of disbelief is a term coined in 1817 by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who suggested that if a writer could infuse a "human interest and a semblance of truth" into a fantastic tale, the reader would suspend judgement concerning the implausibility of the narrative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief
A good piece of fiction uses a semblance of truth, and these books seem to be lacking in that area. If the only thing people had to ignore were the location issues, then the books probably wouldn't be as controversial. Changing genres, these books would be like if someone were writing a mystery that took place around World War 2, but said that the Spanish were responsible for the deaths of millions. Or even better. Spaceships bombed Pearl Harbor, etc. There is suspension of disbelief, and there is
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Cognitive estrangement in fiction involves using a person's ignorance or lack of knowledge to promote suspension of disbelief.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief
For those familiar with the BDSM, I think it's the ignorance that bothers people. Safe, sane, and consensual didn't seem to be important, and there have been many articles written stating stuff like
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Although BDSM has often in the past been thought to be associated with psychopathology, the authors of the study argued that practitioners are generally psychologically healthy, if not more so in some respects, compared to the general population. However, it should be noted that most of the apparent psychological benefits of being a practitioner applied to those in the dominant rather than the submissive role.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/unique-everybody-else/201307/bdsm-personality-and-mental-health
Which, I think, is where fetishists have to close their eyes and pretend that what has been written in this trilogy is actually real, not a relationship based on abuse, etc
As for all the criticism of Harlequin and romance novels, have any of you who complain about them, have you read them? Sure, we all may not be heirs to some Fortune 500 company. Or we may all not drive million dollar cars, etc. But not all romances involve some guy LITERALLY riding up on a white horse and whisking the heroine to his castle. In fact, of the romance novels that I do read, 99% of the time, anything involving a sheikh, I avoid, and it's not because there is a sheikh involved [sometimes the occupation doesn't make any difference, well with the exception that a mechanic probably isn't going to have millions of dollars in their bank account], it's because the guy turns out to be a douchewad and leads the girl along, but of course, at the end of the story they wind up together. What kind of romance is that? Yes, a good romance does involve turmoil, but there is turmoil and then there is being engaged to someone else because it has been arranged for years, but you are secretly in love with your mistress, but don't tell her until after she has dumped your sorry *bleep*. For some real romances, check out authors like Debbie Macomber, Danielle Steel, Robyn Carr, Marie Ferrarella, etc
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