50 Shades of Grey

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  • Maryaly40
    Maryaly40 Posts: 551 Member
    I loved them!! <3 I'm very interested in how they will turn this series into a movie that can be seen in the theatres...It will have to skip all the good parts!

    Oh and my choice for Mr Grey is totally Colin Egglesfield. *droooooool* ha! Who is yours?

    I just had to google this Colin Egglesfield you mentioned. Oh MY!!!! Why have I not EVER seen this beautiful specimen before now. Yes, I have to agree with you, he'd be a perfect Christian Grey. Oh my!!! Just got a little warm, that's all :blushing:

    He's in that movie, Something Borrowed. It wasn't that great of a movie but he's the lead guy....worth it for that. I could see him as Christian.

    I did think about him myself, but he doesn't seem strong enough to play the Dominant Christian...

    Thank you ladies! I googled him as well. Wow! He is super sexy....just picturing him wearing the ripped jeans.:blushing:
  • scs143
    scs143 Posts: 2,190 Member
    I am reading them and I have to say three things niggle me.

    1. they are VERY repetitive - "foil packet" "inner goddess" - blah blah blah.

    2. there is a general impression, throughout book 2 that Christian is only kinky because he is damaged, this seems pretty kink negative to me

    3. What kink there is, is very, very tame. A bit of spanking and some love eggs, really! I do that most weeknights. :-P

    I'll finish them, because i am interested to see if the kink-negativity works itself out, but I have a horrid feeling that they will marry, have children and live vanilla for evermore.

    I love you. This is exactly how I felt. I am done with them and have been for a while, but I have to say- I wasn't thrilled with the story.
  • ojell
    ojell Posts: 748 Member
    I've been wanting to buy it!
  • Hollyjd1019
    Hollyjd1019 Posts: 148
    LOVE 50 Shades of Grey!!! I'm on the 3rd book. I read the first one very quickly. I even stayed up all night one Saturday night reading it! Lol! Then finished the 2nd pretty quick too. I think they are very good, very hot, and I like the humor in them too. But they are definitely not for everyone.
  • Steelheart7
    Steelheart7 Posts: 1,056
    Just started this book! A friend told me about it .. I am at the part where he just showed her his "game room" .. lol.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I just started it and I have to voice some of my annoyances (mind you I am not very far into it):

    1. While I totally believe that a twenty something year old can still be a virgin what I fail to believe is that she's never been kissed properly, she's never been turned on and she's never masturbated.

    2. I'm getting a little tired of hearing about how he makes things move down there

    3. I found it comical that she was all "OMG is that DESIRE that I feel down there?!

    For the love of god use some raunchy, nasty words to describe it!

    I'm writing my first erotic fiction novel and trust me. The words and the sex is a lot hotter and raunchier than what I've read so far.

    Or maybe I'm just a wicked dirty girl. :wink:
  • I_like_me_now
    I_like_me_now Posts: 13
    I just started it and I have to voice some of my annoyances (mind you I am not very far into it):

    1. While I totally believe that a twenty something year old can still be a virgin what I fail to believe is that she's never been kissed properly, she's never been turned on and she's never masturbated.

    2. I'm getting a little tired of hearing about how he makes things move down there

    3. I found it comical that she was all "OMG is that DESIRE that I feel down there?!

    For the love of god use some raunchy, nasty words to describe it!

    I'm writing my first erotic fiction novel and trust me. The words and the sex is a lot hotter and raunchier than what I've read so far.

    Or maybe I'm just a wicked dirty girl. :wink:

    Yes a little repetitive but the images are so good in my mind. Then again, maybe I too am just a wicked dirty girl!!
  • lorraine311
    lorraine311 Posts: 127 Member
    Getting it tomorrow!
  • abberbabber
    abberbabber Posts: 972 Member
    Wow, a friend of mine literally just texted me, telling me to read this book like an hour ago. Now I feel like I have to get it lol!
  • JanetLM73
    JanetLM73 Posts: 1,226 Member
    I feel dirty when I'm reading it at the park while my kids play. :laugh:
  • blmr85
    blmr85 Posts: 57 Member
    On my "to read" list. glad to see so many people like it!
  • collteach328
    collteach328 Posts: 30 Member
    I read them all and have mixed feelings. The story itself was ok; not great. The main characters were irritating to me. And the sex scenes got boring. I started skipping them because it was the same thing over and over.

    This is how I felt. The plot idea was actually very good, but the writing was pretty terrible. The thing that annoyed me most was when Christian would say "Laters baby". A high-powered CEO who happens to be a dominant would NOT say that. I don't know anyone older than 15 who would... :)
  • 13519485
    13519485 Posts: 264
    If tedious and poorly written = AMAZING, then it is quite amazing indeed.
  • Jen32285
    Jen32285 Posts: 281 Member
    I want to read it. I've been looking around for it, but have been having trouble finding it. I'll probably order it soon.
  • I_like_me_now
    I_like_me_now Posts: 13
    I feel dirty when I'm reading it at the park while my kids play. :laugh:

    I got a little lost while reading it on the bus and I am sure you could tell I was more than a little....excited....
  • blv0267
    blv0267 Posts: 100 Member
    I am reading them and I have to say three things niggle me.

    1. they are VERY repetitive - "foil packet" "inner goddess" - blah blah blah.

    2. there is a general impression, throughout book 2 that Christian is only kinky because he is damaged, this seems pretty kink negative to me

    3. What kink there is, is very, very tame. A bit of spanking and some love eggs, really! I do that most weeknights. :-P

    I'll finish them, because i am interested to see if the kink-negativity works itself out, but I have a horrid feeling that they will marry, have children and live vanilla for evermore.

    I have not read the books but the dreaded "vanilla" life scares me enough not to read them.:wink:
  • AmberCHM
    AmberCHM Posts: 425 Member
    I'm about half-way through book 1. There are a few things that bug me, but overall it's a good read so far. I get tired of "down there" and I can't stand when it's referred to as her "sex"...I've seen it in a few books before this one and I'm just not a fan. I also can't fathom that a 21 year old girl has never pleasured herself or even been turned on! Kind of ridiculous...
  • MrsJaimeW
    MrsJaimeW Posts: 54
    I loved all 3.. didn't take them too seriously, just enjoyed the ride :) and because I spent so much time talking about these books, my husband has started reading the first one. Cant wait to see what he thinks.
  • emiliewright
    emiliewright Posts: 148 Member
    What's annoying about it is the way that it is written. To an extent, I am enjoying the books BUT there are times when I shake my head and roll my eyes.
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    I agree fav..if the author talks about Ana "flushing" one more time I might throw my nook at the wall. However..my boyfriend likes me reading it cause he gets more than usual from me :)
  • micheleboone
    micheleboone Posts: 47
    Anyone reading this series? I am and I'm just starting Book 2. Let's discuss.......this book is AMAZING!!!!


    Never heard of this author / book....goggled it, ordered it...now waiting
  • MrsInmon
    MrsInmon Posts: 49 Member
    Now I am on book 3, taking it slow since I read the first two a little too fast.

    My husband, last night, suggested we watch Secretary. It bothered me that his name was Mr. Grey just like in the book. She was the one with the baggage, in the movie but it was a little too similar to the books.

    Anyone else seen that movie, Secretary, and think it's just too similar to the books? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274812/
  • Tybalt71
    Tybalt71 Posts: 1,064 Member
    I 'll wait for NETFLIX, unless the book has lots of pics and or color by# , Im out-Ty
  • kimberly702
    kimberly702 Posts: 369 Member
    There's a video of Ellen Degeneres "narrating" this book... HILARIOUS! Gonna get the book soon.. can't wait to read it!
  • Llyrian
    Llyrian Posts: 100 Member
    The terrible prose hurts my brain. There is far better erotica out there.

    Yes, it is very Twilight-esque... because it originally started off as Twilight fanfic. It was rewritten to remove the copyright infringement and supernatural, then flesh it out before publishing.


    Edit: Also, I love Secretary. The original novel isn't quite the same as the movie though.
  • Nastasha915
    Nastasha915 Posts: 124 Member
    A lot of people found the book as a kind of slam on feminism because of the S&M relationship portrayed in the book. I didn't find it offensive in that way. The whole point of the women's rights movement was that we, as females, have the choice of designing our lives the way we see fit. But I was annoyed that she was attempting to do something so far out of her comfort zone in order to keep a man around. Also, the way they speak to each other is ridiculous and unnatural. People don't talk that way and I found it distracting. With that being said, it's not the kind of book that should be over-analyzed. I'm on the third book right now.

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