50 shades of gray?
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Appropriate for non-prudish adults: yes, appropriate for teens: no.
The books are ok, not great but not bad. If' you're read the first Twilight, take out the vampire/werewolf stuff and add in BDSM and you basically have the story. IMO, there are many books that are much better out there but 50 Shades is certainly the fad right now.
whats BDSM?
Bondage discipline/domination submissive/sadism masochism... That should sum it up.0 -
no need to read because matthew mcconaughey is going to be in a stripper movie with channing tatum!
^^ This!!! I can't wait to see that movie!0 -
Appropriate for non-prudish adults: yes, appropriate for teens: no.
The books are ok, not great but not bad. If' you're read the first Twilight, take out the vampire/werewolf stuff and add in BDSM and you basically have the story. IMO, there are many books that are much better out there but 50 Shades is certainly the fad right now.
whats BDSM?
Well, when a man and a woman love each other very much and want to express that love in a slightly less vanilla manner than usual, they may participate in BDSM.
*snort* Vanilla....... too funny0 -
There is a webpage with a "speed read the nastiest bits" section. Here you go:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/16/50-shades-of-grey-speed-read-14-naughtiest-bits.html
Personally I think it's more laughable than sexy or erotic. If my man tried any of these moves, I think I'd laugh him right out of the house. Or dungeon.0 -
My 68 year old aunt said she reads 50 Shades to her husband in bed. That alone is enough of a reason for me to NEVER read it. If you want well written smut, just read Delta of Venus by Anais Nin. It is actually literature.
I just clenched. Ew.0 -
BEST TRILOGY I HAVE EVER READ.. I could not put the books down... awesome fabulousness.... I wish there were more books just like them...0
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50 Shades has NOTHING to do with Twilight!!!
From what I understand 50 Shades started out as Twilight fan fiction on the Twilight fan fiction site... and then the author got kicked off for it... and now we have the trilogy for $9.99 a book on amazon
Sorry, I didn't see this post before I made mine.
It's ok... someone on page one already said it too before I did.... ;-)0 -
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is 10x worse than 50 Shades of Grey.
I disagree, it's 10 time BETTER.0 -
Yes! Eye candy aside, this movie looks really dumb, but is likely still WAY better quality writing than 50 Shades of Grey!no need to read because matthew mcconaughey is going to be in a stripper movie with channing tatum!0 -
my wife read it and I enjoyed the benfits:-)0
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Anybody seen Secretary?
I ADORE that movie!0 -
lmfao i trolls! xoxox 0 -
Anybody seen Secretary?
Yes! :blushing:0 -
my master says it's a good read \m/
Good boy.
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I liked the first book!! I couldn't put it down, read in just over a day!! I am on the second book and I am sneaking a few chapters in at work, ha ha.
I never read the Twighlight crap, ha ha.0 -
potboiler novel0
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no need to read because matthew mcconaughey is going to be in a stripper movie with channing tatum!
And Joe Manganiello 0 -
no need to read because matthew mcconaughey is going to be in a stripper movie with channing tatum!
amen!0 -
***Off to download The Sleeping Beauty Series***
ENJOY! I know I did!0 -
BEST TRILOGY I HAVE EVER READ.. I could not put the books down... awesome fabulousness.... I wish there were more books just like them...
Try the Colter's series by Maya Banks! My husband really appreciated me reading that series.
Oddly enough, the Blaze series that they sell at Wal-mart is usually just about as graphic as 50 Shades. I don't really see what all the hoopla is about when you really compare them!0 -
It's a really good series (for the most part) and you won't be able to put it down. Although I think it's the same idea as Twilight in the sense it centers around some plain-jane, vulnerable, innocent girl and the guy has a dark, sadistic side that's appealing and dangerous.
Is it appropriate? That depends. For younger audiences, no it isn't. It's basically like some BDSM porno for about 1/3 (possibly more) of the book.
It was a good read, however I found it to be immature and too much of the Twilight factor played into it. If you liked Twilight, you'll probably like the 50 Shades series
Cherese Sinclair is SOOOOOO very much better...if you like the genre...you need to read Ms. Sinclair's books. Shades was ok, but it was her first..and you could tell.0 -
In defense of literature, I enjoyed the sex scenes. I would not have wanted them to be soft and fuzzy. The steamy scenes are what make the book. Not really the rest. The rest made me just feel a little less guilty..This isn't amazing writing. It's BSDM gone PUBLIC. That is what the rage is about. Women actually enjoying reading (possibly even having sex..) about sex? Oh my.
But wait until you see what Amazon reccomends for you to read after you download 50 Shades...LOL.0 -
It's basically porn in the form of a book.0
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my master says it's a good read \m/
Will you be my master?
Can I be both of yours master? LOL0 -
Appropriate for non-prudish adults: yes, appropriate for teens: no.
The books are ok, not great but not bad. If' you're read the first Twilight, take out the vampire/werewolf stuff and add in BDSM and you basically have the story. IMO, there are many books that are much better out there but 50 Shades is certainly the fad right now.
whats BDSM?
BDSM stands for bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism. It covers a variety of sexual practices that involve things like tying each other up, power dynamics, and giving/receiving pain. Some people refer to it as kink. For many people it's a taboo subject, probably because some people view it as abusive. The key difference is BDSM is practiced between consenting adults.0 -
Okay, first of all the Sleeping Beauty series was written by Anne Rice under a different name. Much better writing, in terms of how those things go. I read about the first 100 pages of the first Fifty Shades book and hated it, had to put it down. The chick was this sniveling little whiny priss, and there was just too much gasping and "Oh my!"s for my taste. And to be honest, I never read the full Sleeping Beauty series either...I just skipped around and giggled over the naughty bits when I was younger.
That being said, I have to admit I loved the Twilight series. Really. Hated the movies. The movies make me want to puke. Kristin Stewart makes me want to puke. Wretched, all around. But the books, I really enjoyed. Also read Stephenie Meyer's _The Host_, which was AWESOME (after I finally broke through the first fifty pages, which I had to read about 12 times just to get into).
My take on the Fifty Shades books are: if I want some 'mommy porn' I'll just hop onto that crazy thing people call 'The Internet' and look at any weird old freaky sexy thing I can think of...for free. And without having to wade through Ana's obnoxious little internal dialogues. (Snoooooooze.)
There. My $0.02 on porn lit for the day.
So...let me get this straight...you're saying you don't like the books??? LOL I love your critique!0 -
There is a webpage with a "speed read the nastiest bits" section. Here you go:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/16/50-shades-of-grey-speed-read-14-naughtiest-bits.html
Personally I think it's more laughable than sexy or erotic. If my man tried any of these moves, I think I'd laugh him right out of the house. Or dungeon.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me this stuff is straight from the book. I am actually laughing so hard I can't read anymore through the tears. I had to stop at the popscicle part.0 -
Everyone at my job was going nuts about this book. So I read it .... The whole time I was going thats it. This is the scandoulisness that everyone is talking about. Please its barely above vanilla lol. Read sleeping beauty or Some meridith gentry or Beatrice smalls if you want something good. This is just a guy who like to tie people up. If you own a pair of handcuffs you've pronbably done most of the stuff in this book0
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I admit I enjoyed the books...it took me a while to get used to the first person, present tense narrative but It wasnt as painful to read as I thought.
If you like dominationg guys with a troubled past and sweet innocent girls that are a little confused about what they want out of life/love stories then this is great. I thought some of the drama was a little overdone, but all in all an enjoyable quick read. (very light and fluffy in my opinion)
I didnt think the BDSM aspect of the story was really that interesting...if anything I thought it was avoided and underplayed. There is a lot of sex in it...but mostly vanilla sex. There was certainly not enough BDSM as to call it a BDSM porno! Mostly the story is about him loosing interest in BDSM NOT her gaining interest. Don't read it if you are looking for anything more extreme then a little bondage and feather flogging :laugh: :laugh: Read it if you like romance with a little spice.0 -
whats it about? is it appropriate? is it good? i have read the first twilight, a sex and the city novel, and such...... O___O do you reccommend 50 shades of gray?
It is not appropriate, and I like it.0
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