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absolutely NO "erotica" of the "steamy" sort or fiction simply meant to excite, novels about pornography (such as Chuck Palahniuk's book Snuff) are acceptable but a "sexy" list of titillating fiction this is NOT. Pornography is not sex and sex is not pornography.

pornography 1857, "description of prostitutes," from Fr. pornographie, from Gk. pornographos "(one) writing of prostitutes," from porne "prostitute," originally "bought, purchased" (with an original notion, probably of "female slave sold for prostitution;" related to pernanai "to sell," from PIE root per- "to traffic in, to sell," cf. L. pretium "price") + graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Originally used of classical art and writing; application to modern examples began 1880s. Main modern meaning "salacious writing or pictures" represents a slight shift from the etymology, though classical depictions of prostitution usually had this quality.
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message 1: by Lumturi (new)

Lumturi I'm so mad that is explicitly said not to put smut novels in, and of course people vote for erotica. Can you not follow directions?


message 2: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart Grace, I agree. That's so annoying. I removed the smut novels people had added in. It was mostly author spam.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (#12) is not pornography. At least it isn't in my perception (but then again, I'm Dutch and I know it might be considered differently in other countries).


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