Not only did I read it but I also read Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed.
You may start judging now.
Let's get to the questions, shall we? Oh but wait, first the "plot" summary. In case you've been living under a rock, 50 Shades of Grey is the story of an innocent girl who is swept off her feet by a gorgeous-yet-emotionally-unavailable billionaire who was wounded by childhood trauma which made him like kinky sex (mostly domination and bondage). Luckily for him (spoiler alert?) our heroine saves him, and realizes she is into kinky sex too. Phew. Now to the questions.
50 Shades of Grey FAQ
Was it good? Let's put it this way. It was poorly written and predictable. Think Twilight but with sex. lots of sex. so much sex, the sex got boring. I am not joking. By book three, I was skipping the sex scenes and reading only the story line. I know that sounds a lot like reading Playboy for the articles but it's true.
That being said, it was an engaging enough story that I read the first two books in 24 hours. As much as I expected to hate Christian (the kinky billionaire), I actually liked him and had sympathy for his character. Likewise, I found myself liking Ana (our heroine). I read all three because I cared about what happened to them.
But then the author made a fatal mistake. Perhaps I'm being too harsh because even J. K. Rowlings ended Harry Potter this way but EPILOGUES ARE ALWAYS SUPER LAME AND UNNECESSARY. Especially an epilogue that involves pregnant ladies being tied up. Good for you fictional husband and wife that you can keep your kinky sex alive in your custom built room of pain, even with a 2 year old and a baby on the way but COME ON! I don't want to read about it. Bleck.
That being said, it was an engaging enough story that I read the first two books in 24 hours. As much as I expected to hate Christian (the kinky billionaire), I actually liked him and had sympathy for his character. Likewise, I found myself liking Ana (our heroine). I read all three because I cared about what happened to them.
But then the author made a fatal mistake. Perhaps I'm being too harsh because even J. K. Rowlings ended Harry Potter this way but EPILOGUES ARE ALWAYS SUPER LAME AND UNNECESSARY. Especially an epilogue that involves pregnant ladies being tied up. Good for you fictional husband and wife that you can keep your kinky sex alive in your custom built room of pain, even with a 2 year old and a baby on the way but COME ON! I don't want to read about it. Bleck.
To be clear, I have read books that get me excited. And those books, make me blush whenever someone walks in the room (even my husband). But during Shades of Grey I didn't blush at all. I guess I like my sex books, sweet and romantic . . kinda like Sleepless in Seattle but with the occasional breast. You know sweet kisses, undressing and then a fade to black. The actual mechanics are kind of weird to read about it. And I imagine they would be weird to see as well but I've never actually watched porn.
So why is it so popular? I honestly have no idea. It was sort of interesting to learn about that lifestyle but it really wasn't a sexy book to me. I think people read it because they like the idea of reading a sexy book and then the Emperor's Clothes effect took over. Over all I did not like it. And I DEFINITELY would not recommend it.
Any other questions?
3 comments:
It seems socially acceptable for women to read it, why not men?
I didn't know it wasn't socially acceptable for men to read it. It seems the same to me.
I wonder how many people have read it but are too embarrassed to confess? Thanks for always being upfront about things, Taylor. Honestly, I think it's funny that the author of this book started out writing fanfiction based on the characters from twilight. (Originally, the characters for this book were Bella and Edward, according to Wikipedia). What is it with women drawn to weak/passive females and powerful/controlling men? That dynamic seems so BLAH to me. I really hate it.
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