whine/rant, same old song and dance

Romance is the highest selling genre of fiction.In 2012, it was the largest share of the US consumer market, at 16.7 percent.

So why, then, is it such a goddamned “mystery” that supposedly ‘sensible, intelligent, strong’ women are flocking to Fifty Shades of Grey (and, apparently as a result, the erotic and romance market as a whole)?

Okay, let me rephrase that. Because damned if I can understand whyThose Books are popular at all, once they’ve been read. I’m convinced thesales popularity is hyp...