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

I got 100 pages into the first book. It was awkward and not remotely sexy/romantic. They started negotiating sex, I mean seriously. He stalked her by tracking her phone...

I have read better Doctor Who Fanfiction.

just finished the 3rd book this morning..not so bad but not at all what i expected......i kind of enjoyed some of it..

If you haven't read the first book..here's a quick recap:
(found these stats in an online review)

Characters roll their eyes 41 times,
Ana bites her lip 35 times,
Christian's lips "quirk up" 16 times,
Christian "*kitten* his head to one side" 17 times,
Characters "purse" their lips 15 times, and raise their eyebrows a whopping 50 times.

Add to that 80 references to Ana's anthropomorphic "subconscious" (which also rolls its eyes and purses its lips, by the way), 58 references to Ana's "inner goddess," and 92 repetitions of Ana saying some form of "oh crap" (which, depending on the severity of the circumstances, can be intensified to "holy crap," "double crap," or the ultimate "triple crap").

And this is only part one of a trilogy...

Easy, entertaining read. It's like going to see a big summer blockbuster film and expecting an actual plot and witty dialog. It's simply not that kind of book. The writing was ****e (and what was with the British slang in an American setting), but in all honesty, I liked Christian's character arc. Set aside the buzz about the BDSM, the sucky writing, the hype that made everyone expect too much from the series, and the constant perfect sex, and it becomes a kind of subtle unfurling of this romance--and all its difficulties--between two people. /shrug

Set your standards higher. Star Wars, Independence Day ... big summer blockbusters with plots (good plots at that) and good dialogue. Why is that not expected anymore?

Even the boyfriend is complaining about the "guy" movies lacking in story these days. He actually wants more than a bunch of people blowing things up and shooting.

Harlequin Romance Novels look like Shakespeare next to the 50 Shades books. I stand by my contention that they should never have been published and shame on the publishing industry for doing so.

I didn't think we were judging other people's responses. I thought we were stating whether we liked the books or not. :huh:

I'm sorry that I'm annoyed that people are willing to settle for crap just because that's what's out there. We used to have good movies and good books and now we have manufactured, formulaic crap. And we keep getting more of it because it sells. If people stopped buying it, the entertainment and publishing industries would stop shoving it down our throats and we might actually end up with something good.

And, by the by, you can't really have a conversation without responding to what other people say.

I think it's an entertaining read. Nothing wrong with some guilty pleasure- we don't ALWAYS need to read the best of literature

the writing makes me want to projectile vomit. homegirl needs an editor. not that i don't like some saucy reading, but i'd prefer to get lost in a little smut that doesn't have me crossing out typos and adding commas.

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:

Live a little?! Pfft...If it took a badly written Twilight fan-fiction to introduce you to BDSM it is you who needs to 'live a little'...or a lot in fact...

I will never read these books.

If I want to read a good book, I'll read a good book.

If I want to watch porn, I'll watch porn.

Read all three. Took them for what they are, fiction books. I glad I didn't buy them, they were loaned to me. Don't really think about them anymore. I'm more a Dean Koontz fan.

I have got to be the only female that couldn't stand this book. Honestly, the writing? Terrible. The sex scenes? Repetitive. The plot? What plot?

Ugh, I tried SO hard to get through the first one...and still haven't been able to finish.