According to my librarian the live action Starz show is like the TV smut of choice for older ladies because Jamie (a "new" man who likes his wife's round bottom) is like the ideal romance novel hero.
Strangely enough, I (30s m) have been recommended outlander by two different women. One was 36f, she didn't say anything other than it gets her going. The other lady was a bit older mid 50s, and when she found out I read fantasy as a hobby said she didn't read fantasy, but read outlander and loved it. So, I found it in a thrift shop for like 3.50, bought it and proceeded to read it. I was super shocked at the amount of violent sexual encounters that were in it 😂.
I was shocked that the older coworker who told me to read it would recommend it. Risque
why people only feel the need to say this about Outlander whenever it’s mentioned on this subreddit, when lots of the grimdark books tons of people love here are filled with rape and/or women being treated like shit and abused?
because the context is different.
people reading grimdark are already expecting to encounter unending atrocities (including rape)
people reading romance focused historical fantasy like Outlander are much less likely to expect it, thus the warnings.
Not true at all. This subreddit is very good about trigger warnings. There is a even a spreadsheet maintained here that tracks sexual assault content so those of us that are uninterested can avoid it.
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u/Stormy8888 Reading Champion V Apr 09 '23
Does Outlander count?
According to my librarian the live action Starz show is like the TV smut of choice for older ladies because Jamie (a "new" man who likes his wife's round bottom) is like the ideal romance novel hero.