50 shades of grey, yo

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  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    It is an erotica... it's basically book porn... so yeah plot? sucks... but really when watching actual porn do you expect amazing acting and a super intense plot? no, well it's the same with Erotica books... Either way I'm an avid reader of Erotica and many other types of books from very well known writers and I really liked the series. Compare it to many other erotica's... it was great! Compare it to some Danielle Steel, Jackie Collins, Stephen King etc... sucks!! People need to compare it to other books from the same genre... :wink:

    I would guess that most people who dislike this book and say bad things about it, don't read Erotica books, ever. Then they go and compare them to the books you mentioned.

    That may be the case with some people who were not aware that it is erotica. However, I like erotica. I have read erotica on free sites on the internet that was better than the couple of paragraphs of this book that I tried to slog through...I also have a friend who writes stuff and posts it on fanfiction.net--her stuff is WAY better than this!
  • JeaninePaige
    JeaninePaige Posts: 464 Member
    I haven't literally laughed out loud that hard in a long time.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Life is too short to read ****ty books.
  • Irish_eyes75
    Irish_eyes75 Posts: 475
    Hilarious!!

    It sucked. I'm embarrassed that I read it. The "oh my"s made me want to stab my eye.

    I was annoyed by the "oh my's" and all the inner goddess references.
  • sweetchildomine
    sweetchildomine Posts: 872 Member
    lol it's cracking me up reading this thread. I can't believe so many people are so angry about a stupid book. LOL I hope you guys know you're only making more people want to read it out of curiosity. I really wish people would put their anger, time, and energy into ranting about something that actually matters. This book hasn't hurt anyone. Don't like the book? Don't read it. It's SO SIMPLE!!!!
  • stina0t2
    stina0t2 Posts: 62 Member
    I LOVED the first book. Second... was ok, nowhere near as good as the first. The third was even worse, but ok.

    Yeah. The whole 'having a plot' part killed the book. And it was WAY more tame than I expected.
  • TOYGRRRL
    TOYGRRRL Posts: 251 Member
    Here is link to an article that gives a speed read of 14 naughtiest parts with pages for your reference. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/16/50-shades-of-grey-speed-read-14-naughtiest-bits.html
  • abberbabber
    abberbabber Posts: 972 Member
    So I'm reading that "50shadesofsuck" and I come across this:

    "The strands of the flogger skim across my swollen belly at an aching, languorous pace.
    Fifty Shades Freed, Epiloge.
    chrisitian is flogging anastasia’s pregnant stomach. just wanted to make sure we were all on the same page with that. cool."

    What. The. Eff.
  • futurestarz
    futurestarz Posts: 510
    I managed a total of five pages of the book before the appalling writing got to me.

    This was far better written.

    That's how I felt!!! Worst written book ever!
  • MustangSally74
    MustangSally74 Posts: 59 Member
    When I think of 50 shades of crapbook....

    I think of this


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    LMFAO!!! Love the video!
  • abberbabber
    abberbabber Posts: 972 Member
    I downloaded the free sample from Kindle. Between that and the excerpts I've read elsewhere...I think I'm pretty much cured of any desire to read this book in its entirety.
  • marvelscale
    marvelscale Posts: 135
    I typed in "_____ reads 50 Shades of Grey" in youtube and found the best readings of the book ever.
  • palmkath
    palmkath Posts: 11 Member
    When I think of 50 shades of crapbook....

    I think of this


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    Oh. My. God.
    My dog just came in to check on me because I was laughing so hard.
  • Krissy366
    Krissy366 Posts: 458 Member
    *kitten* 50 shades


    You want hotness? Read JD Robb's "In Death" series.....good murder mysteries with just enough sex thrown in to make it steamy. And Roark puts Christian Gray to shame...............Irish dudes are way sexy. :wink:

    True that. Roarke's hot! And even though he's also sexy and a billionaire (which in the case of Christian is a lazy writer's crutch to make people like her unlikable character), he has a great personality and is smart, funny, and supportive.
  • futurestarz
    futurestarz Posts: 510
    Every thing she said is how i felt about the book as well.

    Me too!!! Thankfully, she is much more eloquent and creative than I am.
  • Krissy366
    Krissy366 Posts: 458 Member
    I endured the first book of Twilight because of all the hype. Then I endured the first book of Dragon Tattoo because of all the hype. I learned my lesson, and did not succumb to this book. After reading this review, THANK YOU JESUS I didn't. This sounds horrible!

    I liked the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but the story arc that happens in Hornets Nest and Played with Fire is superior to 1 by leaps and bounds. But I can absolutely see how the first book might not be enjoyable to some, and how reading the others might not be worth pursuing.
  • cindys0417
    cindys0417 Posts: 1,195 Member
    When I think of 50 shades of crapbook....

    I think of this


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  • cindys0417
    cindys0417 Posts: 1,195 Member
    When I think of 50 shades of crapbook....

    I think of this


    zwfbja.gif

    GOOD ONE TURTLE!! HA HA
  • nalfavi
    nalfavi Posts: 174 Member
    I endured the first book of Twilight because of all the hype. Then I endured the first book of Dragon Tattoo because of all the hype. I learned my lesson, and did not succumb to this book. After reading this review, THANK YOU JESUS I didn't. This sounds horrible!

    I liked the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but the story arc that happens in Hornets Nest and Played with Fire is superior to 1 by leaps and bounds. But I can absolutely see how the first book might not be enjoyable to some, and how reading the others might not be worth pursuing.

    I enjoyed the begining of the book, but then trudged through the middle only to be horribly disappointed by the ending.

    And those saying that 50 is erotic ROMANCE - I'm sorry, what? Who wants to be in a romance with a man like this Mr Grey? By what I'm hearing of, he's a freaking psycho. It's like wanting to be in a relationship with Charles Manson. a BDSM relationship, where two people are consentually in one, has kinky sex. There's set rules. But the relationship does NOT make the submissive feel like I'm hearing how Ana comes off in these books. Not to mention the fact that the writer didn't look into BDSM or M/s relationships at all before she wrote it doesn't do anything for me. Hopefully none of the women and men reading this book and thinking this is how M/s relationships are in real life go out looking for their own TRUE M/s relationship, because I'm sure they'll be surprised. There's Masters out there willing to just abuse you, but investing it in fully as a lifestyle takes a bit of research if you're a sm virgin.
  • missmatildamoonshine
    missmatildamoonshine Posts: 17 Member
    I've been in a BDSM relationship and can assure you that 50 Shades isn't one. The writer didn't do any research. So many people are copying this relationship thinking it's BDSM it scares me. Somebody is going to get seriously hurt. And E L James will get seriously sued. She'll need those millions for the lawsuits. And yes, I've read the book. It horrified me.

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