“THE MISTER” : A BOOK OF ROMANCE AND EROTICA BY E.L. JAMES (READING AND DISCUSSION)

Dehradun :The Booknerds, a community of voracious readers gathered at Dehradun to discuss the latest release of E.L. James, The Mister.

The event was organized in collaboration with Penguin Random House.

Manik Kaur was the lead discussant for the session.

The moderator invited, was M.D. Bhoumik, presently the HoD(English) in Carman School and is in his 33rd year as an educationist.

Talking about E L James and her writing, Manik said that the author has carried the same style as in Fifty Shades Of Grey.

She added, in The Mister too, love has many shades. The author’s writing is a mix of romance and erotica.

Talking about the story, she said that the idea of romance, in general, is very cliché, it starts with a good looking man, to emphasize her point she read the part of the story where Maxim and Alessia meet each other for the first time.

Someone queried from the audience, “What does an accomplished rich man see in a simple maid ?”

To which MD Bhoumik replied that,” simplicity is the soil in which love harvests”.

The discussion continued with a vibrant audience talking about the history of erotic writing in India, the changing times and the presence of dating apps, the pros and cons of writing erotica and so on.

The discussion concluded with Manik Kaur’s honest opinion that,” everyone expects a fairytale romance in their lives, a life-changing love story, and that is what draws us to books like The Mister.”

Neha Raj, Co-founder, The Booknerds thanked everyone for their presence and for making the event a success and a worthwhile one.