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Originally Posted by HarryT
What, as a matter of interest, is the difference between an "erotic novel" and pornography? Serious question.
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A good question. Pornography has a single purpose: turn the reader on. An erotic novel is a story that contains sexually explicit scenes. These scenes serve the story rather than the other way around (pornography). The border between the two is unmarked and is sometimes decided in the courts.
Oliver (O) is a late bloomer, half Japanese, who misses his stepfather and has never met his father. He falls in love with Francesca on first sight. The story is about sexual awakening, love, and father-son relationships. It moves around from Maine to the west coast to Hawaii. O+F is not pornography. It is not up to
Anna Karenina, but it is honest, written well, and well-intended.