50 shades of gray?

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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    The author is from London I believe which may explain her referring to it as her "sex"? Maybe that's what they call it there...
    They did in 1450.
  • KatKatatrophic
    KatKatatrophic Posts: 448 Member
    It's about sex.

    It should be THAT easy to describe the book.
  • bethgames
    bethgames Posts: 534 Member
    my master says it's a good read \m/

    Hey! That's not funny!!!!! :angry: :mad: ok, a little funny :bigsmile: I will choose not to be offended....or sick my master on you! :smokin:
  • getfitdiva
    getfitdiva Posts: 1,148 Member
    no need to read because matthew mcconaughey is going to be in a stripper movie with channing tatum!

    :happy:
  • IrishChik
    IrishChik Posts: 465 Member
    I finished all 3 books in less than a week, I loved them. It has LOTS of graphic sexual scenes in the book but basically it is about a billionaire with a dark past who meets a young innocent girl (you will have to read the book to see how it turns out)! We call it Mommy Porn :)

    I finished all three in a week because I had to write reviews on them for my other job. The "mommy porn" always makes me giggle when I see it. But, the sex scenes really aren't all that graphic. It's pretty mild compared to most erotica.
  • chrissy10taylor
    chrissy10taylor Posts: 127
    And Channing Tatum!
  • AlayshaJ
    AlayshaJ Posts: 703 Member
    Fad book. If you are an older woman who has only had vanilla sex her whole life it will probably make you wanna bang a young dude who wants to tie you up and beat you like you are his crack *kitten* mother. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

    Its a pretty good read. I really liked the Christian Grey character. Most of the characters annoyed the **** out of me though. I read a lot more into the personalities of characters in books, so its not a problem for most. The writing is terrible and she is pretty repetitive.
  • IrishChik
    IrishChik Posts: 465 Member
    The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is 10x worse than 50 Shades of Grey.

    10X worse in regards to the sexual side...100X better in the story/plot/grammar side! Anne Rice been writing porn since I was a kid! LOL
  • bethgames
    bethgames Posts: 534 Member


    whats BDSM?

    Bondage
    Dominance/Dominant
    Submission / Sadistic
    Machismo

    M = Masochism
  • ElectricMayhem
    ElectricMayhem Posts: 214 Member
    it's written in crayon...double spaced. I couldn't even finish the first one.

    which means it's elementary school sex education at best? i've struggled with finishing it for the last 2 months, which is not my style...i heard it was "dirty" so of course i picked it up :love:
  • IrishChik
    IrishChik Posts: 465 Member
    The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is 10x worse than 50 Shades of Grey.

    Hmmm.... is it atleast better written? As in not using the same phrases and adjectives multiple times in a row?

    It's Anne Rice.
    As in - Interview with the Vampire, Queen of the Damned.
    Yes, much better writing. Much better everything.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    No. It's not porn. If it were it would say things like " Christian, stop being a jerk and stick your c@ck in my c@nt already!"

    I write porn , romance, and erotica. All under a pen name. 12 published.

    It's more like one step up from romance but hovers around erotica.

    There is the mention of the work F@ck more often than not.

    They claim it as BDSM, but it's not true to that. There is a play room and some spanking/flogging. A little bit of tying up. It's embarrassing to most in the BDSM community.

    The grammar is awful. The writer is in London. The story is based in the USA. Her characters speak as if they are British. Bullocks. We don't speak like that. My family is Irish and this was even an embarrassment to them. I stopped counting the grammatical and spelling errors after the first chapter.

    Every author , including EL James will tell you - she just got lucky.

    Fan fiction. Yes, that. The author loved Twilight and set out to make up some grown-up characters. The characters personalities resemble that of Edward and Bella. That's about it. Hes controlling like Edward. She naive and clumsy like Bella.

    The characters are underdeveloped. Anyone who has had a creative writing or literature class will tell you that.

    But.
    No one cares.

    Exactly.
  • LuciaLongIsland
    LuciaLongIsland Posts: 815 Member
    I have read all 3. For me, it is Cinderella with a lot of sex. Yes, it is explicit and imaginative but I would be somewhat open minded if I met a hot billionaire. It is not happening for me, I am too old, but women have done a lot worse, like dating convicts and having their children. For those who condemn the book, oh well. I did want to slap her "inner Goddess" a few times.
  • Chris_bee05
    Chris_bee05 Posts: 111 Member
    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

    Someone told me it started as Twilight fan fic.
  • TiffanyWasmer
    TiffanyWasmer Posts: 190 Member
    I've read all three and loved the storyline. The first book was a little "uncomfortable" to get through...especially when my child was anywhere around! Over all, it is a Cinderella story with some "kinky...." thrown in :smokin:
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    it's written in crayon...double spaced. I couldn't even finish the first one.

    which means it's elementary school sex education at best? i've struggled with finishing it for the last 2 months, which is not my style...i heard it was "dirty" so of course i picked it up :love:
    Why are you friends with my friends?
  • lucythinmint
    lucythinmint Posts: 239
    I read the first one and refuse to read any farther.

    It is crap. Seriously, I could watch better stuff on porn. I feel Grey is more predator than anything along the lines of romantic.
    I almost quit reading at the TOM removal scene.....WTF. :noway:

    Don't get me wrong, I enjoy bedroom antics and I am more than willing to be submissive to my husband but the way this story was presented just made me sick. :sick:

    Just *my* opinion though. :drinker:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member


    whats BDSM?

    Bondage
    Dominance/Dominant
    Submission / Sadistic
    Machismo

    Basically, you like to be bossed or you want to boss. You like a little pain with your pleasure. Being tied up, immobilized, sissified, spanked, flogged, tied, and verbally abuse excited you.
    I think you meant masochism, not machismo. Totally different things.
  • mtaylor33557
    mtaylor33557 Posts: 542 Member
    I have read all 3. For me, it is Cinderella with a lot of sex. Yes, it is explicit and imaginative but I would be somewhat open minded if I met a hot billionaire. It is not happening for me, I am too old, but women have done a lot worse, like dating convicts and having their children. For those who condemn the book, oh well. I did want to slap her "inner Goddess" a few times.

    I don't think most people condemn the book not becuase of the "explicit" nature but for the terrible writing! Most people pick it up knowing it's going to have a little something steamy in there... and that's the ONLY reason some pick it up, lol... but then you just can't get past the authors lack of ability.
  • datenshi
    datenshi Posts: 840 Member
    I actually didn't care for the book and stopped reading after ten chapters. I found the female main charater cliche and one dimensional. She didn't react to situations in a plausible fashion giver her personality and character history. For me it was like a Rate R cheesy harlequin book in a nice cover.
  • gomisskellygo
    gomisskellygo Posts: 635 Member
    Did any you read, "Beautiful Disaster"? It was HIGHLY reviewed on Amazon and GoodReads. It was supposed to be similar to 50 but better ( I know, I know)..

    What did you think if you read it?
  • zombilishious
    zombilishious Posts: 1,250 Member
    Just started reading it to see what the hype is about, but I'm not far enough in to comment.

    What's more important is that we only have 7 days to stockpile batteries.
  • ElectricMayhem
    ElectricMayhem Posts: 214 Member
    it's written in crayon...double spaced. I couldn't even finish the first one.

    which means it's elementary school sex education at best? i've struggled with finishing it for the last 2 months, which is not my style...i heard it was "dirty" so of course i picked it up :love:
    Why are you friends with my friends?

    Because i CAN :bigsmile:
  • eliz_in_pink
    eliz_in_pink Posts: 278 Member
    Every time I go to the pool I see at least 5 women reading that book. I have no idea what it's about it, but I don't pay attention to the fads. I read books that sound interesting to me. Just because something is super popular does not make it good. Just look at Twilight. My god.

    I tried to read it at the pool and my hubby and I had to go inside... a few times :blushing:
  • blueangel20110
    blueangel20110 Posts: 42 Member
    I have read the first 2 and getting ready to start the 3rd one. I enjoyed them. They were fun reads. The writing is not very good but like I said, it is a fun read. Just like the movie Rock of Ages - it's a fun summer movie, nothing more, nothing less.

    I highly recommend the Sleeping Beauty series. Very well written by Anne Rice and if you want the juices to start flow, these are the books for you ;)
  • jhall1255
    jhall1255 Posts: 99 Member
    greatest reply..ever. lol
  • GetFitE
    GetFitE Posts: 247 Member
    I only read a few of the comments on here, but I'm honestly happy that I'm not the ONLY one who thinks the book is "just okay". Initially I was intrigued because a) it seemed so popular and b) I thought I'd connect with the main character since her name was Anastasia (my middle name). I bought the books (which I REALLY regret and wish I could get my money back for) and started reading the first one. I don't get how people said "I couldn't put the book down" because I put it down every chance I got! I got to about chapter 10/11 and decided I'll read this when I'm on an airplane/on vacation in a month and start reading something else and better utilize my time. The book is written in "Lifetime Movie" form... and honestly, I'd rather WATCH it than read it...it would probably be more interesting that way. It's just cheesy to me...and a lot of the lines Christian Grey uses, he'd get LAUGHED at if he said it to me.

    But you decide for you-everyone has different tastes
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Anyone who wants to read a very interesting (and well written) article on her 50 Shades experience, this is it (NSFW due to language).

    http://www.salon.com/2012/06/17/my_50_shades_sex_party/singleton/

    This should be required reading for anyone who has enjoyed BDSM fiction/fantasized about it/toyed with the idea of going out and experiencing it for real. And sums up very nicely why I never have.
  • IrishChik
    IrishChik Posts: 465 Member
    The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is 10x worse than 50 Shades of Grey.

    Hmmm.... is it atleast better written? As in not using the same phrases and adjectives multiple times in a row?

    Anything HAS to be better written than 50 Shades. Seriously. And you aren't kidding about the same phrases over and over again..."Oh my poor fifty" and I was REALLY tired of hearing about what her "inner goddess" was doing by the end of the first book. I mean seriously...who has an inner goddess that glares and does back flips? LoL

    I completely agree with this. Again, I loved the steamy scenes and the email exchanges.

    But:
    Wanton.
    Oh My.
    Laters, Baby.
    Inner Goddess.
    REPEAT!!

    You forgot "holy"
    as in
    holy hell
    holy f@ck

    holy I've had enough!
  • gomisskellygo
    gomisskellygo Posts: 635 Member
    The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is 10x worse than 50 Shades of Grey.

    Hmmm.... is it atleast better written? As in not using the same phrases and adjectives multiple times in a row?

    Anything HAS to be better written than 50 Shades. Seriously. And you aren't kidding about the same phrases over and over again..."Oh my poor fifty" and I was REALLY tired of hearing about what her "inner goddess" was doing by the end of the first book. I mean seriously...who has an inner goddess that glares and does back flips? LoL

    I completely agree with this. Again, I loved the steamy scenes and the email exchanges.

    But:
    Wanton.
    Oh My.
    Laters, Baby.
    Inner Goddess.
    REPEAT!!

    You forgot "holy"
    as in
    holy hell
    holy f@ck

    holy I've had enough!

    :laugh:

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