Am I the only one who hasn't read 50 Shades?

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  • heidimaggott78
    heidimaggott78 Posts: 203
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    I haven't and I don't intend to
  • PhotogNerd
    PhotogNerd Posts: 420 Member
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    I haven't read this stuff......,..................yet. =P

    I'm not opposed and undecided if I'll read it.
  • hellokathy
    hellokathy Posts: 540 Member
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    You know, I really don't get the big deal anymore. I read those books, I liked them, then I moved on. Haha.

    Oh, I've never read Lord of the Rings and I have yet to get started on Game of Thrones. There, that's my literary confession for the day. =p
  • Aperture_Science
    Aperture_Science Posts: 840 Member
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    I just down loaded it to my computer but when I opened the file it just said:

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    what am I doing wrong? It's not erotic at all. UNLOL :cry:
  • hellokathy
    hellokathy Posts: 540 Member
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    It's not erotic at all.

    Says who? Those are some seriously yummy hex codes! :love:
  • MelanieAG05
    MelanieAG05 Posts: 359 Member
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    I have read the first one and thought it was CRAP........the "porn" is extremely repetitive and boring in the end. I was then persuaded to read the second one on the understanding it has more of a storyline.......eh no......same repetitive CRAP - I've not even finished it.
  • JessieSunshine81
    JessieSunshine81 Posts: 27
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    I havne't read it either.. so many good books in the world.. why would I wanna waste time on that crap... I'm not a twilight fan either... I prefer books of substance... that just seemed like smut.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    I'm concerned the book will add to women thinking they need to say yes to violence in sex (from what I've heard).
    The sex isn't really violent. The problem is that Christian Grey is a controlling, stalking, emotionally abusive creep and women around the world are drooling over him.

    I dated a man like that once (minus the billions). It's not a good thing. It is NOT romantic.
  • Dragonfly1996
    Dragonfly1996 Posts: 196 Member
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    Nope not read it & never intend to. Just doesn't appeal to me. Know a lot of people who have & they didn't rate it so not missing much!!! It's not the "porn" side - I don't like to idea of reading a book where the lead male character is a control freak & likes to have power over the woman. I can also imagine it just getting boring half way through!! :yawn:
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
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    I've tried to read it, but I just can't get past the first couple of chapters. It's just so bad. It's so freaking cliche, and not in a good way.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
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    I don't think there is any "reading" involved in Fifty Shades... it's more like infant pictograph recognition.
  • hughtwalker
    hughtwalker Posts: 2,213 Member
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    I read the hilarious reviews on Amazon then started the sample - and went back to Harry Turtledove for some sanity

    So, "No!" - you are not alone

    and, 'if a million people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing applies, in my opinion
  • NomNomCupcakes
    NomNomCupcakes Posts: 135 Member
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    Yeahhh haven't read it and don't plan on reading it.
    Not really into those kind of books.
    Hate when books like this come out of the woodwork that turn people into what they think is someone who "reads." Sighhhhh.
  • trophywife24
    trophywife24 Posts: 1,472 Member
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    I read a little more than half of the first book and didn't even bother to finish it.

    It make me 50 Shades of Sad for a LOT of people's sex lives that were going "Wow this is SO HOT".. um... no... it's poorly written, low class smut. It's not even hot for it's genre, not even close.
  • kel665
    kel665 Posts: 401 Member
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    Nope, I haven't read it either, have been offered it by 3 different people that had finished it. I heard that the guy was very domineering and I have big problems with that.
  • hollyNhollywood
    hollyNhollywood Posts: 426 Member
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    I'd rather re-read "Story of O".
    Or some Anais Nin or Henry Miller

    I actually got into an argument with my male 49 year old friend about it. Some how he took offense as he lumped it into Twilight and he thought they were awesome movies and I should watch those movies as I'm missing out.
  • kittyraj
    kittyraj Posts: 129 Member
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    I read a few pages and scanned through and found it extremely disturbing.

    I was in an abusive relationship and the abuser was far too similar to Grey.

    I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who has been abused.
  • AngryDiet
    AngryDiet Posts: 1,349 Member
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    I'd rather step on my own nuts.

    No no. That's a completely different book.
  • Djbond24
    Djbond24 Posts: 7
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    Ha Ha Ha My friend sent it to me on my kindle to borrow, and it is by far one of the worst books I have ever cracked open... Where was the editor? Better yet, why didn't the author own a thesaurus?!?
  • perfecting_emptiness
    perfecting_emptiness Posts: 49 Member
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    Nope! I haven't read it and don't plan to, I've never read/seen twilight and will not either. I'll stick to the classics and Harry potter lol

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