Ack! Ian Fleming of James Bond fame has gone and broke a cardinal rule in my book.

Just as I’m finishing my third 007 novel (and as an author studying story and technique, I have been more than impressed) he crossed the line with this particular line –

“All women love semi-rape.”

Now I’m all flustered, irritated and angry and 20 other stronger adjectives I cannot even think of because this statement is so blatantly sexist and wrong on so many levels, I cannot begin to describe — that my glowing review and comparison of this book (The Spy Who Loved Me) and the movie of the same name will have to wait until I cool off.

Putting “semi” in front of it does not make it true or better or even remotely palatable.

Ah! Words fail me…

Larissa