50 Shades of Grey....Love it or Hate it?
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Hate.
I read it just so I can laugh at the old ladies reading it and liking it0 -
I have not read it yet. I have several friends who have read it. I do however know that the author did not do her research on BDSM. The book bordered on abuse rather than be about true BDSM play. Most of the people who come join the BDSM community after reading these books usually don't stay because what they see is a lot more hard core than what is in the book.0
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Forgot to include this ~
The one part I did enjoy is the banter between Ana and Christian via email. If the entire book were written in that mode, I may have enjoyed it more.
^^^^ This -- did the author never hear of IM? Garbage, just drivel.
I enjoyed the Chapter reviews on this blog SO much more. http://bizzybiz.blogspot.ca/2012/06/50-heaves-of-puke.html0 -
I'd rather read the tale of scrotie mcboogerballs than this
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Ooh. I love that review!
And I second the BDSM stuff. If we all did it like that, it'd be a dangerous world to live in :P0 -
HATE!!
I read and I write GOOD PORN. the kind that is well-written, edited and (even in a fantasy setting) has realistic sex. 50 Shades had NONE of that.
Vomitous trash.
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If it was well written and less violent, yeah, it would have been a good book.
Anything that's well written is good. :-)0 -
If you like this book, I will hunt you down and personally punch you in the face and then hand you a GOOD book0
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I like how in the first book she has to eat and watch her diet.
And, again, I weep for humanity. At least the feminine side of it.0 -
pure drivel - hated it. New Rules of Lifting for Women entertained me more
Couldn't agree more. I also learned a lot more from NROLFW!!0 -
I read the first one because of the hype now Im in the beginning of the second one and Im very bored with it all ready. Very repetitive. The sex isn't really all that hot and very poorly written. I doubt Im going to finish the series. Just doesn't keep me turning the pages like other erotica novels.0
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Thankfully the world of fiction is a big wonderful jumble of all kinds of topics and styles. As an avid reader my preferences are many and i judge books by what they leave me with not by what the literary world considers to be quality fiction. Stephen King was snubbed for years by so many people i know but when they found out "The Shawshank Redemption" was written by him suddenly he was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
With that said, I don't consider E L James in the same catergory as most of the writers i enjoy. I agree that her writing ability leaves something to be desired and I've read better sex scenes in cheap romance novels. She's repetitive to the point it makes you want to scream. It made me wonder if she was just trying to fill in pages because she didnt have the creativity to hold the readers attention by offering substance to the story. The plot line would have been great if she had developed it and then woven the sex scenes into it...to me it seemed as if she was doing the reverse. So in my opinion the books were ok...nothing to rave about and certainly not worth the money spent on them. The thing that bothers me the most about Fifty Shades is how many writers will be overlooked while the publishing industry jumps on the bandwagon to start pumping out more mature fiction simply to boost profit!! This is what happened with Twilight and the market is saturated with vampire based books now.
By the way J K Rowlings new book has some very adult themes including drug addiction cutting, sex etc... It will be very interesting to see how her novel does in comparison.0 -
I have one thing to say...
There is better written, kinkier, and best of all FREE stuff online...
Yup.0 -
Loved all 3!!!!!0
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For those who think Christian Grey is some kind of romantic hero, this is what it's really like to be involved with a man like that:
http://lifeissweet16.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/i-dated-christian-grey/0 -
Then you would love the Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward. The first one is Dark Lover.My wife read these books. Best two weeks of my life......0 -
By the way J K Rowlings new book has some very adult themes including drug addiction cutting, sex etc... It will be very interesting to see how her novel does in comparison.
I didn't think it was very good, but still worlds above 50 Shades.0 -
They were just entertaining.... that was really all they were meant to be. Writing was not that great, but I looked at reading those books like you would watch Simpsons or Family Guy... (except with less clothes on) lol.... as the books went on I thought they got more entertaining... so at the end of the day, I liked them.... but I wouldnt mark them as an all time great read.0
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those JR Ward books are great.0
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I have plans on reading it.0
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<~~~~~~ My answer!!0
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My wife read these books. Best two weeks of my life......
My hubby would agree
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Bleh. I started because I'd heard so much about them, and now I'm struggling through the final book. I wish I would've never started. I just have to see it through. I wish I would've been given the books instead of purchasing them
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hatehatehatehate0
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Read all 3 to see what the fuss is about! Such a waste of time! Absolute RUBBISH! Really badly written and so repetitive! Probably enjoyed by people who'd read up to 10 books in their lifetime!0
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Loved the first one, got a little bored on the second and gave up on the third! I didn't see what the big fuss was about though and I have to agree with the writing in 50 shades being a little vague it gives the impression that she was too embarassed to write any words down that would give her a red face eg, he touched me down there!0
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I'm only reading this thread to satisfy myself that others hate 50 Shades as much as I do. Restores my sense of balance in the universe.0
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I confess I was a bit uncomfortable the other day when a very large lady sat down next to me on public transit. Now there were plenty of seats, and she could have sat anywhere. But she chose to sit next to me, forcing me to squeeze up a bit. Then she pulled out her copy of Fifty Shades, and well, I was a bit more uncomfortable.
True story.0 -
There are some fan fic writers out there that do amazing erotica. Its just not always easy to weed the good from the bad...
I have yet to find any lol.
Most of what I see is gay/lesbian fic...spock/kirk/alien 3 somes etc....please point me to some GOOD Fan Fic!
"Good" fan fic doesn't always mean heterosexual fan fic, you know. That seems a bit narrow-minded. Now if that's all you enjoy, fine, but don't lump homosexual fic (or alien fic, for that matter lol) into a "bad" category just because its not something you're into. Besides, there's good and bad fic that comes with every sexual preference. It has to do with the authors, not the romantic/sexual pairing.
Also as a point of interest, what fandoms have you been looking in that you haven't found ANYTHING relating to your interests? Seems strange to me, as I've seen a wide variety of fic in every fandom I've ever went looking into.
Generally comic book stuff, Star Trek, take offs of TV Shows etc. And to me, anything that messes with the core scene of the characters sexuality is "bad" fan fic. And it's not that I've not found anything, I've just never found anything good.
In a way I understand that, especially with stuff nowadays where its not taboo for a character to be openly gay. However there was a time (like when Star Trek was around) that a gay character would only be "out" in terms of subtext. Hell, take Xena for example: one of the most lesbian shows out there, but since it was on network TV during that time, they couldn't outright say there was a romantic relationship between the two female leads, although the subtext did get a lot bolder during the end of the series as it was slowly becoming more acceptable. Even now that's where a lot of gay fan fiction comes from: subtext. Not many people will outright change a character's sexuality without believing they saw hints of it somewhere. Of course there are still some, I won't deny that, but I tend not to read that stuff myself. I like to see a basis of it on TV first, otherwise I don't get it.
But if it's not your cup of tea, I definitely understand that. There's some fic out there that I'm like WTF IS THIS?! lol. The one thing I'll say about fic is that there's definitely something for everyone, but rarely does everyone like everything that's written xD
I wish I could suggest some fic for you, but I'm not really into comics/Star Trek and since I'm a lesbian I tend to steer towards lesbian fic, haha. I'm sure there are good fan fics out there that you'd like, but I do know how aggravating it is to sift though 20 bad fics just to try to find one good one.0 -
It's a sad book. I mean, if I wanted to read a book written so a kid in elementary school could read it, I would pick up Nancy Drew.
'Oh, my sex...' 'His hardness....'
Is that it?0 -
LOVED them ...can't wait to see who they cast for the movie:happy: 0
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