50 shades of grey, yo

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  • pregmeg119
    pregmeg119 Posts: 151 Member
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    I read all three only because I don't like to give up on a book and I continued to hope it would get better. I have a visual in my head of christian and the great sex but completely agree with that reviewer that the book is very misguiding suggesting that an abusive relationship -verbal or physical- is acceptable.

    ETA: Ana was very much a duplicate of Bella and I could vision her making those same stupid ticks like Kristin Stewart while saying things like "holy crap, oh man, etc."

    P.S. To anyone that did read all three books, did anyone else want to vomit while reading the last few pages for christian's popsicle statement?
  • jen_bd6
    jen_bd6 Posts: 501 Member
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    Read them... I have a very open mind and knew what to expect when I got into them... I didn't expect much from the plot. I enjoyed them enough :) I will say that I have read other erotica books that were much much worse...
  • Rhonda_A
    Rhonda_A Posts: 17
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    I so agree. I didn't read them for literary value.
  • kms1104
    kms1104 Posts: 110 Member
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    I LOVED the first book. Second... was ok, nowhere near as good as the first. The third was even worse, but ok.

    My EXACT opinion, said to T recently to one of my friends who asked.
  • noiinteam
    noiinteam Posts: 92 Member
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    When I think of 50 shades of crapbook....

    I think of this


    zwfbja.gif
    love this....
  • kms1104
    kms1104 Posts: 110 Member
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    I read all three only because I don't like to give up on a book and I continued to hope it would get better. I have a visual in my head of christian and the great sex but completely agree with that reviewer that the book is very misguiding suggesting that an abusive relationship -verbal or physical- is acceptable.

    ETA: Ana was very much a duplicate of Bella and I could vision her making those same stupid ticks like Kristin Stewart while saying things like "holy crap, oh man, etc."

    P.S. To anyone that did read all three books, did anyone else want to vomit while reading the last few pages for christian's popsicle statement?

    Agree, that the relationship is completely an unhealthy relationship all around... sends out a bad message that unhealthy relationships end up happily ever after as long as the sex is good... c'mon some of my best was in some of my most unhealthy relationships. Some women are gullible enough to believe this. Also I've always been the type that refuses to be desperate over one man, no matter how much I think I "love" him, falling in love is happy, not painful..so I was annoyed by the end of book 2.

    Agree with the Ana and Bella comparison 100%...and DID want to vomit the last couple pages.
  • DietPep1978
    DietPep1978 Posts: 202
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    Read them... I have a very open mind and knew what to expect when I got into them... I didn't expect much from the plot. I enjoyed them enough :) I will say that I have read other erotica books that were much much worse...

    I'm with you here. I enjoyed them but went in not expecting much. They didn't go the way I originally thought they would go. The books were along the lines of "Magic Mike", you aren't in it for the earth shattering story line. :P
  • Jonalee1977
    Jonalee1977 Posts: 415 Member
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    I'm on the third one right now.

    After hearing conversations about it, I was expecting much worse. Nothing has made me think OMG and I really don't consider it "mommy porn." Personally, I've found the book to be very, uh, liberating so to speak. I've never been adventurous, but now I'm wondering what I'm missing out on.

    I think I've found a new genre of books to delve into. And I soooo want to be spanked. :devil:
  • deads99
    deads99 Posts: 77
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    I want my filthy butt tickled

    MMMM MMMMMM give it to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    When I think of 50 shades of crapbook....

    I think of this


    zwfbja.gif

    Don't mess with the cat!
  • alleycat88
    alleycat88 Posts: 756 Member
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    I could write a better filth novel in my sleep.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    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 disagree. A bad book is a bad book. Just because there are a bunch of other bad books like it out there doesn't change that.
  • caslyn3
    caslyn3 Posts: 70 Member
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    I read all three and loved my Mommy porn. My husband didn't mind the affect it had either. Of course, highly unrealistic, but I still was addicted to Christian....


    I do think some of the literature is poorly written, corny really, but I enjoyed/enjoying the book. I love Christian.
  • caslyn3
    caslyn3 Posts: 70 Member
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    I'm on the third one right now.

    After hearing conversations about it, I was expecting much worse. Nothing has made me think OMG and I really don't consider it "mommy porn." Personally, I've found the book to be very, uh, liberating so to speak. I've never been adventurous, but now I'm wondering what I'm missing out on.

    I think I've found a new genre of books to delve into. And I soooo want to be spanked. :devil:
    '


    LOL - agreed . On the third book now. I definitely want to be spanked.. and where can I buy those silver balls ? Hahaha
  • caslyn3
    caslyn3 Posts: 70 Member
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    I read all three only because I don't like to give up on a book and I continued to hope it would get better. I have a visual in my head of christian and the great sex but completely agree with that reviewer that the book is very misguiding suggesting that an abusive relationship -verbal or physical- is acceptable.

    ETA: Ana was very much a duplicate of Bella and I could vision her making those same stupid ticks like Kristin Stewart while saying things like "holy crap, oh man, etc."

    P.S. To anyone that did read all three books, did anyone else want to vomit while reading the last few pages for christian's popsicle statement?

    how funny, I was just thinking the same thing. I told my co-worker today, if they cast Kristen Stewart as Ana in the movie.. I will not watch this by all means. She completely screwed up Snow White.
  • seal57
    seal57 Posts: 1,307
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    I read part of the first one. I love erotica but this is way to much for me...Definitely not into that kinda crap....

    I decided to have another go at reading them after some reviews from women I know who are reading them...

    I am enjoying reading them. Almost finished the first.....
  • PattieCakes23
    PattieCakes23 Posts: 336
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    I'm in the middle of the third book. I, by no means, started reading them because I thought it would be a good read. I read them for what they were.

    I dont read the steamy parts and decide that I need to find a man NOW. I read them, enjoy them for what they are, and move on.

    The repetitiveness of it gets on my nerves, and the fact that she STILL says "down there" in the third book annoys me. Grow up, and use something better to describe it.
  • PattieCakes23
    PattieCakes23 Posts: 336
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    how funny, I was just thinking the same thing. I told my co-worker today, if they cast Kristen Stewart as Ana in the movie.. I will not watch this by all means. She completely screwed up Snow White.

    I absolutely HATED her as Snow White. I don't like her anyway, but making her Snow White ruined it!

    No expressions and no talent. She is a doorknob and it bothers me.
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
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    *slow clap*

    This review very accurately sums up everything that is wrong with this book. It's not that the writing is bad, and I mean it is BAD, but Christian is a sociopath. Through and through. I could never find him sexy and women who do are idiots (yeah, I said it, come at me!) I make that Prince gif face anytime a chick I know starts talking about it...
  • SurfinBird1981
    SurfinBird1981 Posts: 517 Member
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    Brilliant! :laugh:

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