50 Shades of Grey....Love it or Hate it?

FIrst book was ok for the novelty factor then got really BORED!! :yawn:

I liked them very much, read them twice.. some good suggestions on here on that Sleeping Beauty.. I downloaded the 3 books, can't wait to read them and then see how I feel about 50.

I'm in the middle. The books were entertaining, but poorly written. I mostly read them to see what the fuss was all about. Thank goodness I didn't waste my money on these books and just borrowed a copy.

Definitely an easy read, but stupid beyond belief. I read all three because my friends kept telling me not to give up, it was going to get so good! It did not. I'll live though...no matter how bad a book turns out to be, there's nothing wrong with reading!

I really enjoyed them.

As an erotica writer myself, I found them ridiculous. The writing is sophomoric, repetitive, and the author herself even said, "I don't get it, I'm not a good writer". Guess it just goes to show how media hype and whatnot can sell anything. And last but not least, like others on here have mentioned, there is much better stuff online..for free.

Ummm... No sorry to burst ya bubble.... Ive struggled all my life.. and this kept me going.. to sum it is a joke but to me... it lit a fire unda my azz Literally! lol Guess ya jus have to live a lil....:)

I don't have a bubble...I just really believed you were being sarcastic.

To each their own...glad it helped you (whatever gets you motivated I guess!) :drinker:

Thanks :bigsmile:

i thought they were terrible and i'm embarrassed i read them and stuck with them to see what the hype was about. the sex scenes became so repetitive that by the second book i literally skipped ahead of them. by then i was mainly curious to see how the author would carry out stealing the entire twilight story for her books. and it's all there, you can trace twilight through every aspect of those books. (and i totally believe twilight is the only reason these books have done as well as they have. legions of twi-hards and twi-moms wanted the naughty version of bella and edward, and they got it).

second, as if the twilight books weren't frustrating enough with the lame female lead, the overprotective and stalker boyfriend, the idea that a girl has to give up everything about herself to get the guy she wants... and by doing so she gets everything she wants... at least you could blame her young age in twilight for that stupid behavior... but 50 shares applied the exact same formula to adults. so lame. ana steele is the lamest women i've ever read. LAME.

Ehhh I'm almost done reading the first book and I won't read any more. I started it out of curiousity and it's kind of interesting, but she repeats a lot and I tend to notice that.

I enjoyed the books when I read them, but I agree there was too much repeat. I didn't think the sex scenes were anything special and I got tired of reading them. After a while I thought...ugh...they're doing it again? I didn't think of it as bad writing, as I don't read much. But a lot of people are saying that now. I enjoyed the actual story, but I'm going to give the Sleeping Beauty books, mentioned early on, a try.

Poor 'literature' written by a poor Author for people who lack the brain cells to pick up an actual book of worth.

I have read books 1 and 2 and cannot seem to get through book 3. Not as good as all the hype about these books, in my opinion.

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.

EXACTLY!! BDSM is a lot more than just being tied up or spanked. The author really had no clue on the scene and probably just wiki'd some info. All of a sudden women are trying to be subs and buying riding crops because of this book...let them meet a true Dom and see what it's about...it'll be all vanilla after that

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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.

i don't mind BDSM stories, but when the author can't be bothered to google for so much as a SAFE WORD, then NO!

if you want good BDSM porn, go read the Sleeping Beauty series by Anne Rice, writing as A. N. Roquelaure

^^^^now THAT's a good series!!

The Story of O is also a real good BDSM book, but you have to find a good translation

On the word of everyone here, I ordered The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty. How can you all criticize 50 Shades for being abusive and then say THAT is OK. It opens with a stranger raping an unconscious woman and just gets more horrifying from there.

I had to stop reading about 100 pages in when the Prince beats that guy to a pulp and then, well, if you all read it you know what he does. It's better writing than 50 Shades, but it's pretty horrible, anyway.

I heard some audio readings of it. It sounds absolutely ridiculous and impossible to take seriously.

I listened to that on YouTube. I could never have actually read the books. I wouldn't have gotten through them. But I wanted to know what I was talking about, so I found a free way to "read" them that was bearable.

It was like that car wreck you can't take your eyes off of, but the best part was the readers doing the "voices" of the characters. What made it funnier was that they were serious. The book would be great if it were supposed to be comedy.

I liked the first 2, the last one was my least favorite. The writing does sound juvenile, but I had no expectations when I started reading them. So I liked the books. I'd love to find more books in that genre.