50 shades of grey..

runlorirun

I read all of them because of all the hoopla about it. I liked it, however just a word of wisdom.... Do NOT start reading the books the same week your husband has a vasectomy.....:sad: :blushing: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :devil:

MadameMC

What's wrong with bored housewife porn? I'm not at all bored....or a housewife....or a wife at all....And I found it entertaining for what it was. If you're going into it expecting some great classic work of art, you won't find it in 50 Shades of Grey. If you go into it looking to be entertained, I'm sure your nether regions will love you for it! :drinker:

And its clear you haven't read the books as it has absolutely nothing to do with Twilight in any way shape or form lol

And I quote, from Wikipedia: "The Fifty Shades trilogy was developed from a Twilight fan fiction originally titled Master of the Universe and published episodically on fan-fiction websites under the pen name "Snowqueen's Icedragon". The piece featured characters named after Stephenie Meyer's characters in Twilight, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. After comments concerning the sexual nature of the material, James removed the story from the fan-fiction websites and published it on her own website, FiftyShades.com. Later she rewrote Master of the Universe as an original piece, with the principal characters renamed Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele and removed it from her website prior to publication."

jenifr818

Do any of you watch porn expecting to see an Oscar winner? Then again....Those of you that didn't like the book probably think porn is awful as well! lol :flowerforyou:

Lighten up people! :drinker:

I love porn. Give me porn and I am happy for hours! 50 shades was not porn. 50 shades was a whiny little girl who got together with a total d1ckhead of a wanna-be man and the books are the story of their sexual escapades.

Then again, I guess maybe my expectations were just way too high :grumble:

RonnieLodge

Just leaving this nugget of awesome here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215

It is poorly written DROSS. The good reads review above is far superior to the actual book.

Go and read some good smut! If you want a love story and bdsm, I recommend the Sleeping Beauty trilogy by Anne Rice (under Anne A. N. Roquelaure).

But 50 shades is 50 shades of ****e.

AmandasaurasRex

Makes ur lady bits do flip flops. That is all.

I couldn't disagree more. I liked to books, but I never thought it was "so hot" or anything. I like that the girl is a smartass and that the guy learns to deal w/his demons. As for the sex...meh. I'd rather live it out than read about it. JS

RonnieLodge

I had to drag myself through the first book just to see what all the hype is about. Definitely NOT going to read the second or third ones. If you want a good BDSM book, read A. N. Roquelaure (aka. Anne Rice) "The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty" series.

ooh, SNAP!

MizTerry

Why read about something I have the freedom to live?

Nah, haven't read it.

00sarah

No. I have not.

runwmeNC

Women may not watch that much porn, but they sure will read the hell out of it!

I call my home gym " the red room of pain "

Alex_is_Hawks

I did worse last night.... I didn't even have to read the books to know that......


50 shades has NOTHING on me

RachChizo

Ha ha GOLD :laugh:

Goodbye_Thunder_Thighs

Do any of you watch porn expecting to see an Oscar winner? Then again....Those of you that didn't like the book probably think porn is awful as well! lol :flowerforyou:

Lighten up people! :drinker:

I love porn. Give me porn and I am happy for hours! 50 shades was not porn. 50 shades was a whiny little girl who got together with a total d1ckhead of a wanna-be man and the books are the story of their sexual escapades.

Then again, I guess maybe my expectations were just way too high :grumble:

I agree.
I am an avid fan of erotica material. But all 50 shades did for me was make me wanna puke. Their sexual escapades weren't really that spectacular. I've read better sex scenes in soft porn books.

cosmic0074

I haven't read it- and will not, but heard it's basically sex? I don't get the fuss? I guess the readers must have a boring (or non-existent) sex life, or have never read an erotica book.

SkinnyBubbaGaar

Oh, and this clip is comedy gold as well - if only to hear Pat Robertson say "Mommy Porn":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAX8Dt_SQ6U

VorJoshigan

Victorian erotica mo' betta

verdancyhime

I got to the middle of the second book. I'm actually a big fan of literary erotica, but this wasn't very well written IMO, and I definitely could tell it was twilight fanfic without being told. I like BDSM, and the main character having issues with his own kink didn't bother me so much as I didn't believe that Ana and Christian felt anything for each other besides lust. If you're going to write a romance/erotica novel, the romance can't fall flat.

It was just kind of... meh.

If you like this kind of stuff, check out an author called Justine Elyot. She has a free novel available online called Lecture Notes which is basically a better written, more believable version of Fifty Shades of Grey- It came out like 4 years ago.

chocl8girl

No. Just...no.


If you want some decent well-written erotica, go with Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty series.

runwmeNC

I did worse last night.... I didn't even have to read the books to know that......


50 shades has NOTHING on me

<drool> " How you doooiiiinnnnnnnnn " ( my best Joey Tribbiani impression)

penith113

I read all three. They were ok. Entertaining and a quick easy read.

My question for all of you who hated it: what are you reading or have you read that is so much better? What am I missing?

travelinggiraffe

I heard a lot of things about the book too. But I read it and know half of what people say isn't true.
I loved it and read it a couple times.

travelinggiraffe

No, it's not basically sex. It's a love story with more sex then your average romance novel.
Stop reading reviews writeen by people who didn't read the book either.

cloudj9

I could read the entire series over and over and over. I have heard there will be a movie as well--Ryan Gosling to portray Christian, but then again, that's just hearsay--But I hope it's true

actually i heard it might be Ian Sommerhalder who is going to play Christian

Smuterella

Victorian erotica mo' betta

Oh yes indeed.

rml_16

Worst books ever written. Disgusted that a reputable publishing company boubd and sold them.

Terrible writing, barely any real plot, inconsistent and glorification of an abusive relationship between two insecure, shallow characters.

I have nothing good to say about this series.

rml_16

I read all three. They were ok. Entertaining and a quick easy read.

My question for all of you who hated it: what are you reading or have you read that is so much better? What am I missing?

Every book ever published in the history of the world is better.

efgslg

It gets better through the next 2 books!!!! You will love it!!! I did

fbmandy55

I've heard it's basically bored housewife "porn", and not at all based on anything that realistically resembles true BDSM or D/s... also, it was written as a fanfic spinoff of Twilight. I won't be reading it.

This. Thank you.

And if Henry Cavill decides to accept a role in the movie, I am divorcing him.

PottsvilleCurse1925

I read it too......

VanessaGS

Reading the book for the second time. I don't know how they're going to make a movie out of it though. It's just too graphic and if they cut out the graphic parts then I'm sure that's just gonna make the book better.

Juliejustsaying

ugh, couldn't get through it...maybe if it had been written by someone who could write above a 3rd grade level...or who had an emotional maturity above a 2nd grader....naw, I don't get into torture...and frankly there is nothing sexy about a guy yanking out a tampon...EVER.

pass.