50 shades of gray?
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There's a woman in my writing group who writes fanfic and it's phenomenal. Sadly, as with many great writers, she lacks confidence in her writing so it will probably never be published.I thought this said "50 Shades of Gay". Now I'm seriously dissapointed.
In all seriousness, the reason it's like a "poorly written Twilight" is because it IS A POORLY WRITTEN TWILIGHT. It was written as an INTERNET FAN FICTION of Twilight. The names were changed to avoid copyright issues. *facepalm* So if you like melodramatic women with self esteem issues clincing to overbearing and controlling men with some porn/lol/ thrown in - this book is for you!
i just have to step up on this for a min - i am a fanfic writer and not ALL fanfic is bad. is there some srs crap out there written by confused 12 yo's? yes. but there's also a LOT of really exceptionally-written, well-characterized, beautiful stories. and most of them have porn. i'm talking the GOOD porn.
i have been in competiton for awards where the writing level was so amazing that i couldn't believe my pure, dumb luck at being in consideration.
50 Shades isn't well-written, it's the bad porn, and i have no idea how it got published.
but just b/c something starts as fanfic does NOT mean that it's not good.
*gets off soapbox*
As for 50 Shades being like Harlequin, I also downloaded the preview and I don't think it held a candle to Harlequin. And not because Harlequin is good! lol0 -
don't forget:[But:
Wanton.
Oh My.
Laters, Baby.
Inner Goddess.
REPEAT!!
gasp
murmur
eyes widening
my subconscious
Holy Crap
And "biting her lip"
I tried the first book and thought is was stupid. The part with the tampon- really?? Just dumb0 -
I read the first book and part of the second. I could not be more disappointed with this piece of literary drivel. It was poorly written and the characters were unbelievable (even laughable).
Im all for people looking more into BDSM, it's a fascinating world and I encourage it. But dont read this book and consider it to be a reference on the subject.0 -
This may be one of my favorite threads ;-) So much love...0
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my master says it's a good read \m/
totally deserve a fist bump for that \m/ that was awesome!0 -
my master says it's a good read \m/
word! There's a good reason it's being referred to as "Mommy Porn" :bigsmile:0 -
And "biting her lip"
I tried the first book and thought is was stupid. The part with the tampon- really?? Just dumb
LMFAO I forgot about the tampon thing! Ugh!
And the gold foil wrapper :yawn:0 -
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I thought this said "50 Shades of Gay". Now I'm seriously dissapointed.
In all seriousness, the reason it's like a "poorly written Twilight" is because it IS A POORLY WRITTEN TWILIGHT. It was written as an INTERNET FAN FICTION of Twilight. The names were changed to avoid copyright issues. *facepalm* So if you like melodramatic women with self esteem issues clincing to overbearing and controlling men with some porn/lol/ thrown in - this book is for you!
i just have to step up on this for a min - i am a fanfic writer and not ALL fanfic is bad. is there some srs crap out there written by confused 12 yo's? yes. but there's also a LOT of really exceptionally-written, well-characterized, beautiful stories. and most of them have porn. i'm talking the GOOD porn.
i have been in competiton for awards where the writing level was so amazing that i couldn't believe my pure, dumb luck at being in consideration.
50 Shades isn't well-written, it's the bad porn, and i have no idea how it got published.
but just b/c something starts as fanfic does NOT mean that it's not good.
*gets off soapbox*
I really enjoy fan fiction. That's why I was excited about this, but it just didn't seem good to me.
I have read some GREAT Harry Potter and Buffy (I'm a huge huge dork) fan fictions!! Some of my favorite "steamy reads" have come from this genre!
thank you for restoring my faith in humanity.
HP and Jossverse are made for porn. if you like slash, let me know, i'll totally toss you links.
Their really is some amazing fanfic out there ... I'm addicted to a few Wheel of time ones myself and my sister loves anime fanfic.0 -
I just finshed the 1st book and Im debating on reading the 2nd I kinda want too because the way the first book ended makes you wanna know what happens next.As for the writting Im sorry it looks like it was written by a love struck teenager and I dont like that she repeats the same words over and over. Whats made this book popular is she has made christian grey look like the hottest lover on the face of the earth.I have mixed emotions about it.0
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It's about sex. Vanilla sex, BDSM sex, kinky sex, regular sex, car sex, lawn sex, shower sex, butt sex and oral sex. Oh ya did I mention it is about sex? LOL
It is an amazing series. Is it appropriate...depends on who is reading. For me, yes, but for anyone in their teens...NO!0 -
50 Shades has NOTHING to do with Twilight!!!
The author wrote the story as fanfiction based on Twilight! The original characters were Bella and Edward.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?
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.
Which is the problem with 50 Shades, if the reviews I read are accurate. The two main characters might technically be adults, but they're very childish. IMO, too childish to be engaging in any form of sex, much less BDSM. And that 'reluctant, I don't want to, but I love you and you need me to so you talked me into it, ooo wait, I like it' female character bit. Could it be any more worn out? I mean really? Put that cliche to bed already and let it never again see the light of day.0 -
To be honest I am always reading something since I commute on a train and...I thought it was a horribly written book and I didn't even finish the first book. But that's just not my style. I started it because of all the hype but outside of the steamy sex scenes it is boring! I don't know how it became a bestseller.0
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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?
I think there is a lot of bondage in it....I haven't read it, but there was a clip about it on the evening news....0 -
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is 10x worse than 50 Shades of Grey.
Now THAT is some f*cked up reading right there! If you want BDSM and good writing, go for the Sleeping Beauty Trilogy. NOT my thing though... at all.
With your description of it being effed up, now my interest is sparked 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?
You don't need to read this book for the following reasons:
1. You like Twilight
2. You don't know what BDSM is
3. It's a horribly written book
4. Magic Mike is almost out
5. You like Twilight
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA. I just spit out my water laughing.
hey now i like twilight and gotta admitted things did get a lil hot in the last book when they was on their honeymoon . i know and enjoy a lil bdsm and im planing on watching magic mike so this all = not even gonna bother reading this book lmao0 -
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.
Which is the problem with 50 Shades, if the reviews I read are accurate. The two main characters might technically be adults, but they're very childish. IMO, too childish to be engaging in any form of sex, much less BDSM. And that 'reluctant, I don't want to, but I love you and you need me to so you talked me into it, ooo wait, I like it' female character bit. Could it be any more worn out? I mean really? Put that cliche to bed already and let it never again see the light of day.
I have not read it myself, but the reviews I've heard said that the BDSM aspect was very unrealistic. Dubious consent, no safe words, etc.0 -
LOVED IT!!!! swoon...but I like these type of books...and thought it was a much better series than Twilight
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I still dont understand how she didnt drown in the bath tub???0
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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is 10x worse than 50 Shades of Grey.
Now THAT is some f*cked up reading right there! If you want BDSM and good writing, go for the Sleeping Beauty Trilogy. NOT my thing though... at all.
With your description of it being effed up, now my interest is sparked
And I just misread that as 'now my interest is spanked'.
The Beauty books are good, though. Surprised so many people know about them. Makes me feel much less like the kinky perv that I surely am!0 -
don't forget:[But:
Wanton.
Oh My.
Laters, Baby.
Inner Goddess.
REPEAT!!
gasp
murmur
eyes widening
my subconscious
Holy Crap
LIP BITTEN!
And honestly, that inner-goddess would have eventually broken a leg with all those damn back-flips.
lol..I did want to knock the inner goddess out a couple of times
I think my favorite parts of the books were when they exchanged emails. I liked the banter back and forth. Beyond that her inner goddess annoyed me too much to enjoy the rest of the book. *yawn* The only reason I kept reading is because there was a tid bit of a story line in there and I wanted to see what happened. And I'm not going to spoil it for those of you who haven't read the last book yet, but the last book was a HUGE disappointment for me. I almost quit reading it. Did not care for the ending at all.0 -
no need to read because matthew mcconaughey is going to be in a stripper movie with channing tatum!
right!!!!0 -
I thought this said "50 Shades of Gay". Now I'm seriously dissapointed.
In all seriousness, the reason it's like a "poorly written Twilight" is because it IS A POORLY WRITTEN TWILIGHT. It was written as an INTERNET FAN FICTION of Twilight. The names were changed to avoid copyright issues. *facepalm* So if you like melodramatic women with self esteem issues clincing to overbearing and controlling men with some porn/lol/ thrown in - this book is for you!
i just have to step up on this for a min - i am a fanfic writer and not ALL fanfic is bad. is there some srs crap out there written by confused 12 yo's? yes. but there's also a LOT of really exceptionally-written, well-characterized, beautiful stories. and most of them have porn. i'm talking the GOOD porn.
i have been in competiton for awards where the writing level was so amazing that i couldn't believe my pure, dumb luck at being in consideration.
50 Shades isn't well-written, it's the bad porn, and i have no idea how it got published.
but just b/c something starts as fanfic does NOT mean that it's not good.
*gets off soapbox*
she published it herself and had no editor. Thus......
Move on to Cherise Sinclair....oh so much better. there is also the Marketplace series. i'm thinking Amazon has those.0 -
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is 10x worse than 50 Shades of Grey.
Worst? It is more explicit...but it's better written than Shades.
I highly recomend The Beauty Series as well though.
Now I think I found a new series or two to read...thank 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?
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.
Which is the problem with 50 Shades, if the reviews I read are accurate. The two main characters might technically be adults, but they're very childish. IMO, too childish to be engaging in any form of sex, much less BDSM. And that 'reluctant, I don't want to, but I love you and you need me to so you talked me into it, ooo wait, I like it' female character bit. Could it be any more worn out? I mean really? Put that cliche to bed already and let it never again see the light of day.
I have not read it myself, but the reviews I've heard said that the BDSM aspect was very unrealistic. Dubious consent, no safe words, etc.
The Beauty books are unrealistic, too, come to that, but she gets away with it by setting it in a completely fantasy world where basically nothing is realistic. For any other setting, in particular dubious consent bothers me, though the review said she signed some contract or other, I guess the author thought that would cover it? I don't know, after reading the reviews and a few snippets I have no desire to read the books. I just wanted to beat the female character senseless, and not in a sexy way.0 -
And "biting her lip"
I tried the first book and thought is was stupid. The part with the tampon- really?? Just dumb
LMFAO I forgot about the tampon thing! Ugh!
And the gold foil wrapper :yawn:
Hah! That's right, for whatever reason the author refused to use the word "condom" and constantly had Ana referring to her lady parts as "my sex".0 -
don't forget:[But:
Wanton.
Oh My.
Laters, Baby.
Inner Goddess.
REPEAT!!
gasp
murmur
eyes widening
my subconscious
Holy Crap
"pursed lips into a hard line"0 -
It's based on the idea of Twilight. It's not great writing. It's not that into BDSM, it's almost as if she didn't even want them to do that. All she did was write about the rules of it. Compared to most romance novels, it's pretty vanilla.
To say I was disappointed is an understatement. People just like it because there is a big hype about it.0 -
Oh, and how could we forget his pants hanging "THAT WAY"??? LOL!
don't forget:[But:
Wanton.
Oh My.
Laters, Baby.
Inner Goddess.
REPEAT!!
gasp
murmur
eyes widening
my subconscious
Holy Crap
"pursed lips into a hard line"0
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