Ok Guys...Fess Up

TK266

I have not read much lately, but I have enjoyed the benefit of people reading some of the recent stuff.

I would suggest the Beauty series by Anne Rice (under an non de plum) . I read much of that one out loud to someone a few years back. that was fun reading time. :happy:

A.N. Roquelaire

not that I would know anything about stuff like that

and now I know why we have friends in common.

Joehenny

I'd rather play on train tracks

UsedToBeHusky

I have not read much lately, but I have enjoyed the benefit of people reading some of the recent stuff.

I would suggest the Beauty series by Anne Rice (under an non de plum) . I read much of that one out loud to someone a few years back. that was fun reading time. :happy:

A.N. Roquelaire

not that I would know anything about stuff like that

and now I know why we have friends in common.

Cause... you're both awesome and should be friends already!! :noway:

UsedToBeHusky

@ OP - I think my gay friend might read them... but he probably still won't admit to it. :laugh:

No_Finish_Line

I love reading the racy contemporary romance novels and spend a small fortune on Amazon downloading them. Of course, my husband enjoys that I read them as well

Are there any men who have read any of the romance novels like 50 Shades, Crossfire Series, etc? Do you read them with your spouse/SO or have you read them out of curiousity?

your lucky i read this lol

iAMsmiling

Books such as 50 Shades of Grey should be a must read requirement for all men! Just sayin' ... Woot! Woot! :drinker:

Yes! Let's encourage men to stalk and emotionally abuse women!

Woo hoo!

Don't take the book word for word so seriously! Grey is a great character. Flawed and beautiful.

Soooooo, you like your men "flawed?" How YOU doin'?

GorillaNJ

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1026476-need-new-smut-books-please?hl=smut

Are the two of you smut sisters?

CorvusCorax77

Books such as 50 Shades of Grey should be a must read requirement for all men! Just sayin' ... Woot! Woot! :drinker:

Yes! Let's encourage men to stalk and emotionally abuse women!

Woo hoo!

^ ahhh!!!

This is why I tend to stick to reading philosophy and psychology and your occasional sci-fi novel. I can make a lot more sense of human behavior that way.

norahwynn

I bought 50 Shades and I could not make it past the 6th page. I'm a reader, and that book has to be one of the most poorly written books I've ever read, and I have absolutely no idea why it's so popular.

But in saying that, I've read a few racy books in my day. :smokin: I mostly go for suspense or legal thrillers though...

LauraMacNCheese

so who will be Mr. Grey in the movie?

Someone looking to commit career suicide?

Keanu Reeves - He's got nothing to lose.

Keanu can do Shakespeare and do it well. That means he has a brain. He would not take this role!

I think the guy who played Julia Roberts' hisband in Sleeping With the Enemy should play Grey. He already has the part down, after all.

I'm not a fan of the 50 Shades series...but if they're going to make movies based on it, I have a deeply sincere entreaty to Hollywood:

Please, for the love of all that's holy, do NOT cast Kristen Stewart as Ana.

rml_16

50 shades is porn with a story behind it. Men dont have time for the story, we just like the good scenes.

There's really no plot to speak of and as porn, I give it -10 out of 10.

6spdeg

if its not about weight lifting body building or nutrition... I CANT READ!..

rowanwood

Books such as 50 Shades of Grey should be a must read requirement for all men! Just sayin' ... Woot! Woot! :drinker:

Yes! Let's encourage men to stalk and emotionally abuse women!

Woo hoo!

Don't take the book word for word so seriously! Grey is a great character. Flawed and beautiful.

No. No, he is not.

He's an abusive, controlling pig. I hear some people are into that. Those people are called Rihanna.

PhattiPhat

I read the 50 shades books.

I was in a dark place in my life. I finished book 1 while on a girls' trip with a friend of mine, and I started crying at the end. She asked me why, and I said "I can't ever get those 3 hours of my life back."

Then in my state of self-punishment, I read books 2 and 3. I had bought the trilogy together for my Kindle and don't ever not finish a book I've bought.

ETA: Hubs wouldn't ever, and should never read.

:laugh:

oregonzoo

honestly I just prefer the Penthouse confessions people send in.

CorvusCorax77

Books such as 50 Shades of Grey should be a must read requirement for all men! Just sayin' ... Woot! Woot! :drinker:

Yes! Let's encourage men to stalk and emotionally abuse women!

Woo hoo!

Don't take the book word for word so seriously! Grey is a great character. Flawed and beautiful.

No. No, he is not.

there's a lot of reasons why women may enjoy reading this crap while also not wanting to be treated like that in real life. Some having to do with evolution. Some about fantasy about being irresistibly desirable to the one man you want (and it's not rape if it's someone you consent to being with). And I think it also has a lot to do with eliminating sexual shame in the interaction.... I was raised catholic so it makes perfect sense to me.

that being said, a guy reading these novels and thinking "this is what I should do to get some tail in real life" is probably going to end up in jail or shot.

PhattiPhat

I love reading 50 Shades book reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Waayyyy more entertaining than the actual "novel".

cheers_b

ha ha - -i did read a book called "Between the Shades of Grey" -- it is about Russian prsion camps during the war - -but lots of peeps in the airport or on the plane were looking at me with sneers and grins......

a good book i just read -- and i am not a big romatic novel kind-of-guy - - is "You Before Me".
Good story - bring the tissue box

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

so who will be Mr. Grey in the movie?

Someone looking to commit career suicide?

Keanu Reeves - He's got nothing to lose.

Keanu can do Shakespeare and do it well. That means he has a brain. He would not take this role!

I think the guy who played Julia Roberts' hisband in Sleeping With the Enemy should play Grey. He already has the part down, after all.

I'm not a fan of the 50 Shades series...but if they're going to make movies based on it, I have a deeply sincere entreaty to Hollywood:

Please, for the love of all that's holy, do NOT cast Kristen Stewart as Ana.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say they're going to try to cast actors with talent, like Lily Collins and someone like Andrew Garfield. If he wasn't in the Spider Man franchise that is. Instead, they'll probably mess up Eddy Redmayne's career with it.

xvxCelticWandererxvx

Books such as 50 Shades of Grey should be a must read requirement for all men! Just sayin' ... Woot! Woot! :drinker:

Yes! Let's encourage men to stalk and emotionally abuse women!

Woo hoo!

Don't take the book word for word so seriously! Grey is a great character. Flawed and beautiful.

No. No, he is not.

there's a lot of reasons why women may enjoy reading this crap while also not wanting to be treated like that in real life. Some having to do with evolution. Some about fantasy about being irresistibly desirable to the one man you want (and it's not rape if it's someone you consent to being with). And I think it also has a lot to do with eliminating sexual shame in the interaction.... I was raised catholic so it makes perfect sense to me.

that being said, a guy reading these novels and thinking "this is what I should do to get some tail in real life" is probably going to end up in jail or shot.

Right??! It's fantasy! My point of saying men should read it is the passion, the fun and caring side to the character. Guess I should spell it out more clearly in the future. Sooo serious people! :huh: